To push-start a vehicle is to make the engine start by pushing the vehicle along, then putting it into gear so the wheels turn the engine. People do this when the battery is too weak to turn the engine by itself, or when a small motorbike or scooter will not fire.

To push-start a vehicle is to make the engine start就是讓引擎發動，by pushing the vehicle along方法是用推的方式讓車子前進，then putting it into gear接著排入檔位，so the wheels turn the engine讓輪子帶動引擎。People do this人們會這樣做when the battery is too weak to turn the engine by itself在電瓶太弱、無法自己啟動引擎的時候，or when a small motorbike or scooter will not fire或是小型機車、速克達發不動的時候。

You need a slope, a few helpers, or enough space to run behind and push; it does not work on every car, and modern cars with automatic gears often cannot be started this way.

You need a slope, a few helpers, or enough space to run behind and push你需要一個斜坡、幾個幫手，或是足夠的空間讓人跑在後面推；it does not work on every car不是每台車都能用這個方法，and modern cars with automatic gears often cannot be started this way而且很多用自排的現代汽車常常沒辦法用這種方式發動。

You can use it as a verb (They push-started the van) or as a noun (We gave it a push-start). It is everyday talk among drivers, not a formal word. It is not the same as a jump-start, which uses cables and another battery.

You can use it as a verb (They push-started the van)你可以把它當動詞用（They push-started the van），or as a noun (We gave it a push-start)也可以當名詞用（We gave it a push-start）。It is everyday talk among drivers這是駕駛之間的日常用語，not a formal word不是正式的詞。It is not the same as a jump-start它跟jump-start不一樣，which uses cables and another battery（用電纜接另一顆電瓶發動）。