2VERB 用肘推挤 If you elbow people aside or elbow your way somewhere, you push people with your elbows in order to move somewhere. 用肘推挤 [Also VERB]
They also claim that the security team elbowed aside a steward. [V n with aside]
他们还声称保安人员将一位乘务员推搡至一边。
Mr Smith elbowed me in the face. [VERB noun prep.]
史密斯先生一肘撞在我脸上。
Brand elbowed his way to the centre of the group of bystanders. [VERB noun prep./adv.]
布兰德挤到看热闹的人群中央。
3VERB 跻身;挤掉;排挤 If someone or something elbows their way somewhere, or elbows other people or things out of the way, they achieve success by being aggressive and determined. 跻身;挤掉;排挤 [Also V n prep, V n]
Non-state firms gradually elbow aside the inefficient state-owned ones. [V n with aside/out]
非国有企业逐渐挤掉了效率低下的国有企业。
Environmental concerns will elbow their way right to the top of the agenda. [VERB noun prep.]