"elbowing" in Chinese (Simplified)
用手肘推开
Definition
用手肘推开别人,通常是在拥挤的人群中。也可以指为抢占位置而强行竞争。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
通常是非正式用语,多用于形容在人群中用力推开他人,或者比喻激烈竞争。常见搭配有 'elbowing your way'(挤出一条路)和 'elbowing out'(把别人挤走)。不用于轻微的触碰。
Examples
He was elbowing people to get to the front of the line.
他**用手肘推开**别人想排到队伍前面。
Stop elbowing your sister at the dinner table.
别在餐桌上**用手肘推**你妹妹了。
Fans were elbowing each other to get closer to the stage.
粉丝们互相**用手肘推挤**想靠近舞台。
She kept elbowing her way through the crowd at the concert.
她不停地在音乐会人群中**用手肘挤过去**。
Stop elbowing me—I’ll move over in a second!
别再**用手肘推我**了,我马上就让开!
He’s always elbowing others out of the way to get what he wants at work.
他总是**把别人挤开**,以在工作中得到自己想要的。