push back

反論する、抵抗する

意見や要求、主張に賛成できないと伝えること。

やさしい英語で： To say that you disagree with an idea, demand, or claim.

• Staff pushed back against the changes.
• Will you push back on these unfair demands?
• She is pushing back against claims that she lied.

使い方： push back against something (Residents pushed back against the proposed road.); push back on something (We should push back on that claim.)

類義語： object, resist, argue back

反対語： agree

よく使う表現： push back against, push back on

延期する

予定していたことを、もっと後に行うようにすること。

やさしい英語で： To arrange for something to happen later than planned.

• They pushed back the meeting.
• Can we push the deadline back by a day?
• The opening has been pushed back to June.

使い方： push something back to a time (They pushed the meeting back to Monday.); push something back by a period (We pushed the launch back by two weeks.)

類義語： postpone, delay, put off

反対語： bring forward

よく使う表現： push back something, push back deadlines

後ろに押す

人や物に力をかけて後ろへ動かすこと。

やさしい英語で： To move someone or something backward by pressing against them.

• Push back your chair.
• He pushed the door back with his shoulder.
• We pushed the table back to make more room.

使い方： push something back (Push the chair back against the wall.)

類義語： push backward

反対語： pull forward

よく使う表現： push back something, push back chairs

庇護希望者を押し戻す

保護を求める人の申請を十分に検討せず、国境の向こうへ強制的に戻すこと。

やさしい英語で： To force people seeking safety back across a border without properly considering their requests for protection.

• The guards pushed back the migrants.
• Authorities were accused of pushing asylum seekers back without hearing their claims.
• The report describes boats being pushed back at sea.

使い方： push someone back across a border (The guards pushed the refugees back across the border.)

類義語： forcibly return

よく使う表現： push back migrants, push back refugees