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词汇 elbowed
释义 elbowed
past simple and past participle ofelbow
elbow
verb[ Tusually+ adv/prep ]
uk /ˈel.bəʊ/ us /ˈel.boʊ/
disapproving
to push someone rudely with your elbows so that you can move or have more space: 用肘推;用肘挤开
elbow your way toHe elbowed his way to the front of the crowd.他挤到了人群的前边。
They elbowed the onlookers aside.他们把旁观者推到一边。
to hit someone with your elbow, sometimes as a sign to make them notice or remember something: (为让某人注意或提醒某事而)用肘碰
elbow someone in the ribsShe elbowed me in the ribs before I could say anything.我还没开口呢,她就用胳膊肘在我肋部碰了一下。
The basketball player got elbowed in the face, which was a foul for the other team.
He was sent to the penalty box for elbowing another player.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

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boop
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bring someone down
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mash
poke
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prod
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shoulder
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Phrasal verb


elbow someone out

Examples of elbowed


elbowed

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.


Frequently thwarted and elbowed out of the limelight as they were by these same media, historians often found it difficult to gain a hearing with public opinion.
Newspapers and magazines should not be burdened by high postal charges, either, and thus elbowed out of the market.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
The present certifying surgeons run the risk of being elbowed out for another class of medical men.
From the
Hansard archive

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It seeks to prevent those pupils from being elbowed to one side.
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But while welcoming the programme approach they are nevertheless nervous that some of their projects could be elbowed out by larger ones.
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It is a plea that they should not be forgotten or elbowed to one side in favour of the bigger ports.
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They might easily be elbowed out—that has actually happened—to make room for some friend, connection or relative of one of those in a high position.
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Hansard archive

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During tender, however, this company proved too small to compete for the total tender for many of those stations and was elbowed out of the market, therefore.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
There are sectors of industry which have lobbied powerfully against non-remunerated blood donation and, as usual, patients have been elbowed out of the way in the process.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
It is to be observed that here again the original creators of the work are elbowed out because the people who perform have no rights conferred upon them.
From the
Hansard archive

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It is not being elbowed out.
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Hansard archive

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We do not grudge anyone a full share of the sunshine, but it is due to ourselves to see that we are not elbowed ruthlessly into the shade.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
It has not been elbowed out.
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Hansard archive

Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0
At that point, he elbowed the activist in the ribs and jumped into the water, although the guard tried to hold him back.
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Wikipedia

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They can be easily identified by their shortened elytra that leaves two of the seven tergites exposed, and their elbowed antennae with clubbed ends.
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Wikipedia

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