propel
push
shove
thrust【导航词义:推】
propel v. 推动,驱动
〔辨析〕指施加外力,尤指推力,使某人或某物前进。
〔例证〕
It is impossible for only one person to propel the car up the ramp.
仅凭一个人是不可能把这辆小汽车推上坡道的。
She was so surprised that he would give her a boat propelled by a small motor as a birthday present.
她没想到他竟然送给她一艘由小马达驱动的小船作为生日礼物。
push v. 推,推动
〔辨析〕指用手、胳膊等使人或物移动。
〔例证〕
Shoppers pushing their grocery carts crowd the supermarkets at weekends.
周末,推着购物车的购物者挤满了各大超市。
He came back so late that he had to slowly push the door open.
他回来得太晚了,不得不慢慢地把门推开。
shove v. 推,推挤
〔辨析〕指用手或肩膀粗鲁地推挤或推撞。
〔例证〕
Everyone was pushing and shoving to get a better view of the prince.
大家都推搡着为一睹王子的风采抢占好位置。
The table wouldn't move no matter how hard he shoved.
无论他怎么使劲推,桌子都纹丝不动。
thrust v. 猛推,猛塞
〔辨析〕指突然或用力地朝某个方向推某人或某物。
〔例证〕
He was beginning to get angry and thrust her roughly towards the door.
他开始生气了,粗暴地把她往门口推。
His mother thrust an envelope into his hand and then got in the car.
他妈妈把一个信封往他手里一塞就上车了。