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词汇 pushy
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Definition of pushy in English:

pushy

adjectivepushiest, pushier ˈpʊʃiˈpʊʃi
  • Excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious.

    独断专行的;强人所难的;野心勃勃的

    a pushy salesperson
    I didn't want too appear too pushy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But pushy Michael somehow convinces them to turn off the sound and starts banging on an old upright piano.
    • There they stand, head and shoulders above all others, some aggressive and pushy, others large and showy.
    • No doubt she managed to do it without seeming pushy or offensive.
    • I crave that definitive strategy created by pushy parents, by ambitious teachers.
    • She is ambitious but too pushy even for parliamentary circles.
    • Customer service at this shack included a classy belch and the most obnoxious and pushy service of the night.
    • Once home educators were dismissed as either hippies or pushy middle class parents living vicariously through their offspring.
    • For many of us, these words describe someone who is ambitious-and maybe even pushy.
    • I found him to be arrogant, pushy and frankly from the picture he sent me unattractive.
    • Adding that third oxygen atom makes ozone a very pushy and highly obnoxious little molecule.
    • About his future, he is rather pushy and choosy at the same time.
    • I am not a pushy tourist, or even American, for that matter, but I thought the man had some nerve.
    • Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was.
    • She's pushy, arrogant, obnoxious, unbelievably abrasive, and not nearly as cute as she thinks she is.
    • How could it not when Cuff is a pushy, overbearing writer for The Globe and Mail?
    • She really wanted to know what happened but she didn't want to seem so obnoxious and pushy about it.
    • You want to advertise as much as possible for yourself without being too pushy or offensive.
    • BT has introduced new privacy measures to protect punters from annoying phone calls from pushy salespeople.
    • There are arrogant, pushy experts in every area of ‘popular culture’ these days.
    • His letter was just so nice and so simple, not pushy or anything.
    Synonyms
    assertive, thrusting, pushing, ambitious, driven, aggressive, forceful, forward, obtrusive, bold, brash, bumptious, arrogant, officious, bossy, presumptuous, full of oneself, self-assertive, overbearing, domineering, confident, overconfident, cocksure
    loud, obnoxious, offensive
    informal cocky
    North American informal badass
    rare pushful

Derivatives

  • pushily

  • adverb
    • Number 24 loomed rather pushily over the houses around and opposite it.
  • pushiness

  • noun ˈpʊʃɪnəs
    • She suddenly regretted her forceful behavior and her pushiness.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The trick is to emphasize the persuasiveness, not pushiness, of server recommendations.
      • Annoyed with her pushiness Trent sighed saying, ‘Lily I am going somewhere else for Christmas.’
      • They learn to get what they want by swapping New York-style pushiness for polite deference and restraint.
      • I had not yet learned to be bothered by the crowds and the heat and the pushiness.

Rhymes

bushy, cushy

Definition of pushy in US English:

pushy

adjectiveˈpo͝oSHēˈpʊʃi
  • Excessively or unpleasantly self-assertive or ambitious.

    独断专行的;强人所难的;野心勃勃的

    a pushy salesperson
    I didn't want too appear too pushy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • No doubt she managed to do it without seeming pushy or offensive.
    • But pushy Michael somehow convinces them to turn off the sound and starts banging on an old upright piano.
    • I crave that definitive strategy created by pushy parents, by ambitious teachers.
    • For many of us, these words describe someone who is ambitious-and maybe even pushy.
    • She really wanted to know what happened but she didn't want to seem so obnoxious and pushy about it.
    • I am not a pushy tourist, or even American, for that matter, but I thought the man had some nerve.
    • She is ambitious but too pushy even for parliamentary circles.
    • How could it not when Cuff is a pushy, overbearing writer for The Globe and Mail?
    • She's pushy, arrogant, obnoxious, unbelievably abrasive, and not nearly as cute as she thinks she is.
    • Maybe it's time we dropped the charade and accepted that we're as brash and pushy as any New York cabbie ever was.
    • I found him to be arrogant, pushy and frankly from the picture he sent me unattractive.
    • About his future, he is rather pushy and choosy at the same time.
    • Customer service at this shack included a classy belch and the most obnoxious and pushy service of the night.
    • There they stand, head and shoulders above all others, some aggressive and pushy, others large and showy.
    • BT has introduced new privacy measures to protect punters from annoying phone calls from pushy salespeople.
    • You want to advertise as much as possible for yourself without being too pushy or offensive.
    • Once home educators were dismissed as either hippies or pushy middle class parents living vicariously through their offspring.
    • His letter was just so nice and so simple, not pushy or anything.
    • There are arrogant, pushy experts in every area of ‘popular culture’ these days.
    • Adding that third oxygen atom makes ozone a very pushy and highly obnoxious little molecule.
    Synonyms
    assertive, thrusting, pushing, ambitious, driven, aggressive, forceful, forward, obtrusive, bold, brash, bumptious, arrogant, officious, bossy, presumptuous, full of oneself, self-assertive, overbearing, domineering, confident, overconfident, cocksure
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