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pushy

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++push·y /ˈpʊʃi/ adjective  DETERMINEDsomeone who is pushy does everything they can to get what they want from other people – used to show disapproval 急于求成的,咄咄逼人的,执意强求的〔含贬义〕 a pushy salesman 纠缠不休的推销员pushiness noun [uncountable]
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pushyA good salesman is polite, enthusiastic, and not too pushy.It sounds pushy, beginning every sentence with a verb like that.To them, she appeared an interfering busybody, a pushy incomer meddling with their heritage.Pushy journalists shouted questions from the crowd.They are materialistic and pushy, motivated by acquisition, competition, and getting ahead.Besides, some heads like to lord it over local parents - particularly over the pushy ones.A person who writes concise e-mail messages may seem impulsive, opportunistic, pushy, overbearing, foolish, or simply rude.She was very pushy, you know.
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pushy
pushy /ˈpʊʃi/ adjective
 Word Family: noun: push, pusher, pushiness; adjective: pushed, pushy; verb: push
someone who is pushy does everything they can to get what they want from other people – used in order to show disapproval:
    a pushy salesman
—pushiness noun [uncountable]


pushyBrE /ˈpʊʃi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʊʃi/ 🔊 adjective (push·ier, pushi·est) (informal, disapproving) trying hard to get what you want, especially in a way that seems rude 执意强求的;死缠硬磨的a pushy salesman纠缠不休的推销员 pushi·ness BrE /ˈpʊʃinəs/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpʊʃinəs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable]