What does "push back" mean?

To delay to a later time; to resist To postpone or to oppose something.

How do you use "push back" in a sentence?

The meeting was pushed back an hour. They pushed back against the proposal. Can we push it back to Friday?

Phrasal Verb BritishAmericanAustralian ★★★★☆ Common Neutral

Meaning: To delay to a later time; to resist

推迟；抵制

Aplazar; oponerse

延期する、反対する

연기하다, 반대하다

To postpone or to oppose something.

延后或反对某事。

Posponer o resistirse a algo.

後に延ばす、または何かに抵抗する。

나중으로 미루거나 무언가에 반대하는 것.

Base verb: push

Particle: back

Separable: Yes — the object can go between the verb and particle

The meeting was pushed back an hour.
会议推迟了一小时
La reunión se aplazó una hora
会議は1時間後ろ倒しになった
회의가 한 시간 뒤로 미뤄졌다.
They pushed back against the proposal.
他们反对这个提案
Se opusieron a la propuesta
彼らはその提案に反対した
그들은 그 제안에 반대했다.
Can we push it back to Friday?
能推迟到周五吗？
¿Podemos aplazarlo al viernes?
金曜日に延期できる？
금요일로 미룰 수 있을까?

Context: delay, resistance

Tone: practical

From pushing something backward.

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal