pushback

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The act of repelling an enemy, etc. countable,uncountable
  2. A procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards away from the gate by some external force, usually a special tractor. countable,uncountable
  3. A reversal or reduction. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — Sweden, as well as the UK, recently announced pushbacks on green targets and budgets, while there are negative noises from Germany on building insulation costs.
  4. Criticism of or resistance to a proposal, stance, or event. countable,figuratively,uncountable
    — More pushback from Hill on eavesdropping [title]
  5. Summary expulsion of asylum seekers, especially when violating the principle of non-refoulement. countable,uncountable
    — "Every single pushback represents a violation of international and EU law – whether it involves violence or not."
  6. Squashing the main video channel into part of the screen to allow another video feed to be played simultaneously; especially, to squeeze the credits of a show in order to play adverts. US,countable,uncountable
    — CBS’s new brand identity end credits “pushback”

词形变化

pushbacks plural push back alternative push-back alternative

词源

From push + back, or push back.
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