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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shove1 /ʃʌv/ ●○○ verb  1 [intransitive, transitive]PUSH to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders 〔用手或肩〕推,推挤,推撞 He shoved her towards the car. 他推着她走向汽车。 Everyone was pushing and shoving to see the prince. 大家都推着挤着要看王子。see thesaurus at push2 [transitive always + adverb/preposition]PUT to put something somewhere carelessly or without thinking much 随便放置,乱放〔某物〕 Tidying the room seems to mean shoving everything under the bed! 整理房间好像就是把所有东西往床底下一塞就算完事了! He shoved his hands into his pockets. 他把双手插进口袋里。see thesaurus at put3 [transitive] spoken used to tell someone in a very impolite way that you do not want something 去他的,让见鬼〔非常无礼地表示拒绝〕 They can take their three cents an hour raise and shove it. 去他们的每小时涨三美分。4shove off phrasal verb a) British English spokenLEAVE A PLACE used to tell someone rudely or angrily to go away 滚,滚开 Shove off! I’m busy. 滚开! 我忙着呢。b) TTWPUSHto push a boat away from the land, usually with a pole 〔用篙〕把船撑离岸5shove up/over phrasal verb British English spoken to move along on a seat to make space for someone else 〔在座位上〕挪动身子〔给别人腾出地方〕 Shove up, mate, there’s no room to sit down here. 朋友,挪过去一点,这里坐不下了。 when/if push comes to shove at push2(6)→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
shoveHe shoved a piece of paper at me.Not one player shoved an official into the azaleas.Shove anything you don't want in that sack.The policemen exchanged glances; then he pushing and shoving began: You first.Danskin swung at him with the pistol, then shoved Converse aside in pursuit.The children were all pushing and shoving each other.At the entrance he shoved hard.One of the soldiers shoved her roughly against the wall.The officer removed Schultz' handcuffs and shoved him into a cell.Tom shoved his suitcase under the bed.Peter shoved his way through the dense crowd in search of his son.Robert shoved past the others and made his way to the front of the room.XTree hopes this move will shove the company into the big league.Armed police shoved the protestors aside to make way for the president's car.I got mad, because they were so greedy, and tried to shove them away from the chair.He bundled the papers together and shoved them into a drawer.The people moved forward towards the food, pushing and shoving to get there first.pushing and shovingGeary points out that, by this stage, picket-line behaviour had evolved into a ritualised pushing and shoving.With some pushing and shoving and much hilarity we changed and appeared in reasonably good order for our ten minute rehearsal time.There was much pushing and shoving and shouting and waving as the passengers at last began to disembark.There was a confusion of bodies, a wave of pushing and shoving as the crowd recoiled.People were pushing and shoving at the barriers to get a better view.The policemen exchanged glances; then he pushing and shoving began: You first.He did it without pushing and shoving but with competent authority.Guests rose from their seats, men pushing and shoving each other.With a bit of pushing and shoving they finally helped Simon Morris over for their first try.shove itThe food dribbled out and she had to scoop it off his chin and shove it back in.He shoved it back into the box and snapped down the lid viciously.Where Ken wanted to jolly the world along, Bernard wanted to push it and shove it for its own good.Oh, shove it in me, way up!He shoved it into his mouth, stuffed the fingers in and then the head.Then I made a fist-sized roll of the rest and shoved it into my deepest pocket.My sleeping bag's on the floor, and I shove it on the bed quick.So Gloria had shoved it out of the way under the bed.
shove2 noun [countable]  1PUSHa strong push 猛推 Give the door a good shove. 把门使劲推一下。
Examples from the Corpus
shoveRekindled and re-leased with a shove, the chandelier began to swing again, describing a larger arc this time.She stood her ground and got an almighty shove from Vassily, who smiled at me apologetically as he delivered the blow.Giving her a final shove, he pushed her inside.When the riot had subsided I received affectionate hugs powerful enough to knacker horses and friendly shoves that toppled me over.Luck would give him a gentle shove in the right direction.But she did give him a hefty shove and he nearly fell.Both the transmission controls are heavy, and the all-disc brakes need a hefty shove despite their servo.Give ... shoveAs he passed Liam, still asleep, he gave him a shove and sent him sprawling into the gravel.I nodded to Keith and gave Thorpey a shove.Rawlins gave him a shove to make room; he turned and snarled.
Origin shove1 Old English scufan to push away
or to a Corpus someone push something in rough


shove
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shove1 S3 /ʃʌv/ verb
 Language: Old English
 Origin: scufan 'to push away'
1. [intransitive and transitive] to push someone or something in a rough or careless way, using your hands or shoulders:
    He shoved her towards the car.
    Everyone was pushing and shoving to see the prince.
2. [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere carelessly or without thinking much:
    Tidying the room seems to mean shoving everything under the bed!
    He shoved his hands into his pockets.
3. [transitive] spoken used to tell someone in a very impolite way that you do not want something:
    They can take their three cents an hour raise and shove it.
when/if push comes to shove at push2(6)
     
shove off phrasal verb
  1. British English spoken used to tell someone rudely or angrily to go away:
    Shove off! I’m busy.
  2. to push a boat away from the land, usually with a pole
shove up/over phrasal verb British English spoken
  to move along on a seat to make space for someone else:
    Shove up, mate, there’s no room to sit down here.

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shove2 noun [countable]
a strong push:
    Give the door a good shove.


shoveBrE /ʃʌv/ 🔊NAmE /ʃʌv/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shove BrE /ʃʌv/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʌv/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it shoves BrE /ʃʌvz/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʌvz/ 🔊past simple shoved BrE /ʃʌvd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʌvd/ 🔊past participle shoved BrE /ʃʌvd/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʌvd/ 🔊 -ing form shoving BrE /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃʌvɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] to push sb/sth in a rough way 猛推;乱挤;推撞The crowd was pushing and shoving to get a better view. 人们挤来挤去,想看得清楚点儿。🔊🔊+ adv./prep. The door wouldn't open no matter how hard she shoved. 她怎么使劲推,门都推不开。🔊🔊~ sb/sth (+ adv./prep.) He shoved her down the stairs. 他把她推下楼梯。🔊🔊 [transitive] ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) (informal) to put sth somewhere roughly or carelessly 乱放;随便放;胡乱丢;随手扔She shoved the book into her bag and hurried off. 她把书胡乱塞进包里就急急忙忙走了。🔊🔊He came over and shoved a piece of paper into my hand. 他走过来往我手里塞了一张纸条。🔊🔊Shove your suitcase under the bed. 把你的手提箱塞到床底下吧。🔊🔊ˈshove it(informal, especially NAmE) used to say rudely that you will not accept or do sth (粗鲁地表示不接受或不做某事)去他的,没门儿,去他妈的'The boss wants that report now.' 'Yeah? Tell him he can shove it.' “老板现在要那份报告。” “是吗?你告诉他没门儿。”🔊🔊 ˌshove ˈoff(BrE, informal) used to tell sb rudely to go away 滚;滚开ˌshove ˈup(BrE, informal) to move in order to make a space for sb to sit down beside you 挪出空位Shove up! Jan wants to sit down. 挪一挪!简要坐下来。🔊🔊
shoveBrE /ʃʌv/ 🔊NAmE /ʃʌv/ 🔊 noun [usually singular] a strong push 猛推You have to give the door a shove or it won't close. 这门你得猛推一下,否则关不上。🔊🔊when ˌpush comes to ˈshove(informal) when there is no other choice; when everything else has failed 别无选择时;须孤注一掷时