squash
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape. 压扁; 压碎
Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car. 罗伯特很幸运,被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上只折了一只脚而脱了险。
Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling. 整个的居住区已经被炮火夷为平地。
2. ADJ If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for them to be. 挤进去了的[v-link ADJ 'into' n]
There were 2,000 people squashed into her recent show. 有2千人挤进了她最近的演出现场。
3. V-T If you squash something that is causing you trouble, you put a stop to it, often by force. 镇压
The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble. 该部队将严阵以待,一有骚乱声音即进行镇压。
4. N-VAR A squash is one of a family of vegetables that have thick skin and soft or firm flesh inside. 瓜类蔬菜
5. N-UNCOUNT Squash is a game in which two players hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a court using rackets. 壁球
I also play squash. 我也玩壁球。
6. N a still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water 果汁饮料[英国英语]
7. N-SING If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squash, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. 塞满[英国英语] [非正式]
It was a squash in the car with five of them. 他们五个人把这小车全部塞满。
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squash /skwɒʃ/ (squashing,squashed,squashes)
剑桥词典
- My sandwiches had got squashed at the bottom of my bag .
- She'd sat on her orange and squashed it.
- The fruit had got squashed under the weight of all the other food .
- One of the other kids had squashed her model and she was very upset .
squash verb (MAKE FLAT)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to crush something into a flat shape
把…压扁;把…挤扁
He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it. 他不小心坐在她的帽子上,把它坐扁了。
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squash verb (PUSH)
[ 不及物动词:后面不接宾语的动词 or 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词, 经常 后面必须接副词或介词的动词 ]to push yourself, a person , or thing into a small space
(使)挤进;(把…)塞进
The room was so full you couldn't squash another person in. 房间里挤得满满的,再也挤不进一个人了。
If you all squashed up (= moved closer together), we could fit an extra person in the car . 要是你们再挤挤,我们车里能多坐一个人。
He tried to squash his ripped jeans into the suitcase while his mother wasn't looking . 他想趁他母亲不注意,把他那条破洞牛仔裤塞进衣箱里。
squash verb (END)
[ 及物动词:后面接宾语的动词 ]to stop something from continuing to exist or happen , by forceful action
粉碎;强行制止
Rumours of a possible takeover of the company were soon squashed by the management . 管理层很快就消除了有关公司可能会被接管的谣言。 返回 squash