push start
noun [ C ] uk/ˈpʊʃ ˌstɑːt/ us/ˈpʊʃ ˌstɑːrt/ (also bump start)
推车启动(发动机)
the act of pushing your car in order to make the engine start
The car stalled and I needed a push start. 汽车停滞不前，我需要推车启动。
The only way I could start the car was a push start.
- More examples
- I once had a car that regularly needed a push start.
- It seems like push starts aren't needed as much as they were in the past.
- We gave the car a push start.