When push comes to shove 危急关头 迫不得以采取行动

开车时危急关头 迫不得以采取行动

　　A woman pushing a car

　　Have you tried pushing a car before?

　　今日短语

　　今日小常识

　　The world record for pushing a car was set by Ashrita Furman in New York, who pushed the vehicle for 17 miles in just over six hours。

　　“推车前行”的世界纪录保持者是纽约的阿什利塔•福曼。他所创下的记录是仅用了六个多小时就将一辆汽车推了十七英里远(27.3公里)。

　　When push comes to shove 或 if push comes to shove 这两个短语的意思是“紧急关头、被迫不得以时采取行动”。

　　例句

　　He’s quite unreliable, but when push comes to shove I know he’ll be there to help。

　　Money is tight, but if push comes to shove we’ll have to get a loan。

　　请注意

　　另一个和“推 push”有关的表达 push the boat out 的意思是“花很多钱大肆庆祝”。

　　例句

　　I am going to push the boat out for my birthday this year。

　　He always pushes the boat out for parties。

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