词组 | push off |
释义 | Idiom push off Theme: DEPART to go away. (Informal.)We told the children to push off.Push off! We don't want you here. Slang push off and shove off Theme: DEPART in. to leave. (As if one were pushing away from a dock.)Well, it looks like it's time to push off.It's time to go. Let's shove off. Idiom push off to leave.The settlers who pushed off for the far west opened the land for farming. Phr V push off pushes, pushing, pushed Push off! (always an order) British & Australian informal something that you say when you are angry to tell someone to go awayI was in such a bad mood, I just told him to push off. push off informal to leave a placeI'll push off now and collect the kids. if a boat pushes off, or if someone in a boat pushes off, the boat moves away from the edge of an area of waterWe pushed off and drifted along the canal. push off1. Literally, to push against a dock in order to move one's boat away from shore. I'll need you to push off while I steer the boat. 2. By extension, to leave or depart. We both need to be up early tomorrow, so we'll be pushing off soon. 3. In some sports, to push another player in order to propel oneself away and create more distance from them, typically in order to get "open" to receive a pass, etc. Such a maneuver is typically against the rules. You can clearly see in the replay that Williams pushed off. The refs missed that one. push (oneself) off (on something)[for someone in a boat] to apply pressure to something on the shore, thus propelling the boat and oneself away. The weekend sailor pushed himself off on the boat he had been moored to. We pushed off on the dock. push someone or something off (of) someone or somethingand push someone or something offto apply pressure to and force someone or something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He continued to come at me, but I managed to push him off me and escape. I pushed off the attacker. push offand shove offto leave. (As if one were pushing a boat away from a dock.) Well, it looks like it's time to push off. It's time to go. Let's shove off. push offAlso, shove off. Leave, set out, depart, as in The patrol pushed off before dawn, or It's time to shove off. This usage alludes to the literal meaning of a person in a boat pushing against the bank or dock to move away from the shore. [Colloquial; early 1900s] push offv. 1. To shove or thrust something or someone from a place: She climbed up to the roof and pushed off the snow. He pushed a glass off the table, and it shattered. 2. To set out; depart: The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn. 3. To launch or move away by pushing against a surface: I can jump higher when I push off the ground with my left foot. We got in the boat and pushed off from the dock. |
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