push

Compared meaning: apply force to something with your hand (verb).

比较义项：用手对物体施力（推动、按压或挤压）（动词）。

• push 本词

  Push means applying force to move something away from you or in a direction, causing displacement; it does not necessarily imply the object is compressed or held still.

  push（推）指用力使物体朝某个方向移动，强调使物体产生位移，并不一定压缩或固定住物体。

  He had to push the heavy door open.

  他不得不用力推开那扇沉重的门。

• press

  Press means applying steady force against a surface, often to activate, flatten, or hold something in place, without necessarily moving it away.

  press（按，压）指对某个表面持续施力，常用于启动、压平或固定物体，不一定使物体移开。

  Press the dough flat with your palm before rolling it out.

  用手掌把面团按平，然后再擀开。

• squeeze

  Squeeze means applying pressure from multiple sides to compress something tightly, often to extract liquid or reduce its size, implying a firm grip.

  squeeze（挤压）指从多个方向对物体施力使其受压变形，常用于挤出液体或缩小体积，强调用力紧握。

  He squeezed the sponge until every drop of water was gone.

  他挤压海绵，把每一滴水都挤了出来。

Push, press, and squeeze all mean applying force by hand, but the goal differs: push moves something away, press holds it steady, and squeeze compresses it from several sides or forces out liquid. Press can also mean 'news media', not compared here.

push、press 和 squeeze 都表示用手对物体施力，但方向和目的不同：push 强调使物体移动位置，press 强调持续按压使物体保持接触或固定，squeeze 强调从多个方向用力将物体压紧或挤出内容物。这里不比较 press 作名词表示“新闻界／媒体”的用法（如the press gathered outside the building）。

Compared meaning: strongly promote a product to increase sales (verb).

比较义项：极力宣传、推广某产品或事物以促进销售（动词）。

• push 本词

  Informal and vigorous - suggests actively urging people to buy or accept something, sometimes with a pushy or aggressive tone; common in spoken and business slang, as in push a product hard.

  非正式且语气强烈——指主动极力劝说人们购买或接受某物，有时带有咄咄逼人的意味；常用于口语和商业俚语，如「大力推销某产品」。

  Sales reps are pushing the new phone model in every store this month.

  这个月，销售员在每家门店都在极力推销这款新手机。

• promote

  A neutral, general marketing verb covering any activity - ads, events, discounts - that raises a product's profile; less forceful than push, broader than advertise.

  中性、泛用的营销动词，涵盖广告、活动、折扣等一切能提升产品知名度的手段；语气不如push强烈，范围比advertise更广。

  The airline is promoting its new route with discounted fares.

  这家航空公司正通过折扣票价来宣传其新航线。

• advertise

  Specifically means using paid public media - ads, flyers, commercials, social posts - to tell people about a product; more concrete and formal than promote, focused on the channel of communication.

  专指通过广告、传单、电视广告、社交媒体帖子等公开付费媒介告知大众某产品；比promote更具体、更正式，侧重于传播渠道本身。

  Local shops advertise their sales through flyers and social media.

  当地商店通过传单和社交媒体为促销活动做广告。

Push, promote, and advertise all mean getting people to buy a product, but the tone differs. Push is informal and forceful. Promote is general marketing. Advertise means using paid media like ads. Push can also mean a physical push; that meaning is not compared here.

这三个词都表示宣传或推广产品以促进销售，但语气和方式不同：push语气强硬、偏口语，promote泛指各种提升知名度的营销手段，advertise专指通过广告等公开媒介传播信息。这里不比较push的“推（物理动作）”义，也不比较promote的“晋升、提拔”义。