push back

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Alternative spelling of pushback. alt-of,alternative
动词 v.
  1. To refute or argue against a position or an accusation; to express one's own view on a situation.
    — The scandal is growing legs. We need to start pushing back.
  2. To postpone.
    — The Friday meeting keeps getting pushed back to the following week.
  3. To summarily expel asylum seekers, especially in violation of the principle of non-refoulement.
    — EU member states have used illegal operations to push back at least 40,000 asylum seekers from Europe’s borders during the pandemic[…]
  4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, back.

词形变化

push backs plural pushes back present,singular,third-person pushing back participle,present pushed back participle,past pushed back past
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