pushy

adjective
🔊/ˈpʊʃi/
🔊/ˈpʊʃi/
(comparative pushier, superlative pushiest)
(informal, disapproving)
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  1. 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
    • Her parents were never pushy although they encouraged her acting ambitions from an early age.她的父母虽然从小就鼓励她表现出雄心壮志,但他们从不急躁。
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    • I find him rather pushy.我觉得他挺进取的。
    • Boston society regarded the New Yorker as a pushy outsider.波士顿社会将《纽约客》视为挑剔的局外人。
    • I didn't want to appear too pushy.我不想显得太挑剔。
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