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基本釋義

v.
擠壓; 壓榨; 緊閉(雙眼); 擁擠; 勒索; 嚴格限制; 榨取
n.
擠壓; 榨出的液體; 擠; 擁擠; 減少; 男/女朋友

詞性變化

實用例句

to squeeze a tube of toothpaste

擠牙膏

牛津詞典

to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it)

扣動槍的扳機

牛津詞典

He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.

他捏了捏她的手,沖她笑笑。

牛津詞典

Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.

拿住軟管擠就行了。

牛津詞典

to squeeze the juice from a lemon

把一個檸檬的汁擠出來

牛津詞典

He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.

他脫下濕衣服,擰干了水。

牛津詞典

freshly squeezed orange juice

現(xiàn)榨的橙汁

牛津詞典

(figurative)She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.

她覺得自己的激情似乎已經榨盡了。

牛津詞典

We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

我們在那輛車上擠進了六個人。

牛津詞典

(figurative)We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things) .

我們把很多事擠在一個星期里做完了。

牛津詞典

to squeeze into a tight dress/a parking space

勉強穿上一件窄連衣裙;把車勉強開進一個停車位

牛津詞典

to squeeze through a gap in the hedge

從籬笆上的豁口擠過去

牛津詞典

If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.

你朝前挪一挪,我就可以擠過去了。

牛津詞典

He's squeezing me for £500.

他逼我拿出500英鎊。

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High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.

高利率使這個行業(yè)舉步維艱。

牛津詞典

He squeezed her arm reassuringly...

他安慰地捏了捏她的胳膊。

Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.

將面包在水里快速蘸一下,然后將它擠干。

Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes.

喬用塞子塞住水槽,往盤子上擠了點洗滌劑。

...freshly squeezed lemon juice.

新榨的檸檬汁

Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed...

南希緊閉雙眼祈禱著。

If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'll miss the show...

如果一直緊閉雙眼,你就要錯過精彩的表演了。

They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in...

他們將他慢慢向下放入駕駛艙,設法將他塞進了狹小的空間,并給他系好安全帶。

Many break-ins are carried out by youngsters who can squeeze through tiny windows.

很多入室盜竊案都是年輕人干的,他們可以從狹小的窗口鉆進去。

It was a squeeze in the car with five of them...

車里坐了他們 5 個人,很擁擠。

The lift holds six people at a squeeze.

電梯里擠一擠能容納 6 個人。

The investigators complained about the difficulties of squeezing information out of residents...

調查人員抱怨說很難從居民身上獲取信息。

The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers.

公司試圖從供貨商那里再省下一筆費用。

The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down...

政府將緊縮經濟,使之出現(xiàn)嚴重衰退,以此迫使通貨膨脹率下降。

Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.

國防專家說合作項目正迫于預算壓力越來越受到壓縮。

Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.

周末杰克炫耀了一番自己新交的女朋友。

真題例句

Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.

出自-2013年6月聽力原文

"The yield is never going to be high," Farrant says, so these plants will be targeted not at Iowa farmers trying to squeeze more cash out of high-yield fields, but subsistence farmers who need help to survive a drought like the present one in South Africa

2018年6月六級真題(第一套)閱讀 Section B

Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.

2019年12月六級真題(第三套)閱讀 Section B

As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady looking in at me.

2015年高考英語上海卷 語法填空 A 原文

If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.

2018年高考英語全國卷2 閱讀理解 閱讀B 原文

When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily squeeze the toothpaste onto our brush.

2016年高考英語上海卷 選詞填空 原文

jobs are at high risk of being automated, according to a University of Oxford study, with the middle class disproportionately squeezed.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.

出自-2018年考研閱讀原文

Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operati

2018年考研真題(英語一)閱讀理解 Section Ⅱ

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly;

    "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

  • 2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

  • 3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer;

    "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

  • 4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend;

    "she was his main squeeze"

  • 5. a twisting squeeze;

    "gave the wet cloth a wring"

  • 6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

  • 7. a tight or amorous embrace;

    "come here and give me a big hug"

  • 8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space;

    "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

Verb
  • 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

    "crush an aluminum can"

    "squeeze a lemon"

  • 2. press firmly;

    "He squeezed my hand"

  • 3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;

    "I squeezed myself into the corner"

  • 4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";

    "He squeezed her for information"

  • 5. obtain by coercion or intimidation;

    "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"

    "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

  • 6. press or force;

    "Stuff money into an envelope"

    "She thrust the letter into his hand"

  • 7. squeeze tightly between the fingers;

    "He pinched her behind"

    "She squeezed the bottle"

  • 8. hug, usually with fondness;

    "Hug me, please"

    "They embraced"

  • 9. squeeze or press together;

    "she compressed her lips"

    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

同義詞辨析

press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash

這些動詞均含"壓,擠"之意。

  • press: 普通用詞,指一個物體在另一個物體上加壓力。
  • jam: 專指四面八方都壓緊或塞滿。
  • squeeze: 多指從兩面或多面施加壓力來壓緊、壓碎或壓出水來。
  • compress: 指把某些東西壓在一起或使占有較小空間。
  • squash: 指某物受力被壓偏或壓碎。也指塞擠。

同義詞

vt.榨,擠,壓,擰

crushcrampinchpress

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