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同意語

• push-and-pull

関連する語

• push-pull amplifier

名詞

push-pull (複数形 push-pulls)

1. An alternation or fluctuation between two opposites; a back-and-forth dispute, a tug of war.

   Synonym: push-and-pull

   • 2022 April 22, Rachel Pronger, “‘Silence guarantees nothing will change’: film-makers challenge the anti-abortion movement”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In Europe, the debate around abortion access has been regalvanised by the pandemic, and last year Poland passed a near total ban, […] . Elsewhere we’ve seen a swing in the opposite direction, […] . The overall effect of this push-pull is an atmosphere of intense instability as we face up to a new phase in the struggle for reproductive justice.

   • 2022 September 6, Angie Han, “‘Tell Me Lies’ Review: Hulu’s Bad Romance Is Very Good”, in The Hollywood Reporter‎^[2]:

     The push-pull puts us more or less in the same shoes as protagonist Lucy (Grace Van Patten), who spends years wriggling on his hook before she’s finally able to cut herself free — and it’s that keen understanding of the psychology driving its central relationship that distinguishes Tell Me Lies from any number of dramas about steamy but doomed romances.

参照

• “push-pull”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.