| 释义 |
squash¹ /skwɒʃ, skwɔːʃ/ vt. | vi. | n. | ad. | phr.
I ❶ vt.
1. 把…压碎(或压烂、压扁)；(用力)挤压；紧压
squash a bug 捏死一只小虫
Some of the berries at the bottom have been squashed. 底下的一些莓果已给压烂了。
The child sat on my hat and squashed it. 那孩子坐在我的帽子上，把帽子压扁了。
He squashed out the cigarette he was smoking. 他把吸着的烟掐灭了。
You're squashing my leg with that suitcase of yours. 你那只手提箱要把我的腿给压坏了。
He sat down on the seat and squashed me into the corner. 他在座位上坐下，把我往角落里挤。
2. (因东西多、地方小而)硬放，硬塞
She tried to squash too many clothes into the case. 她把太多的衣服往箱里硬塞。
Are you able to squash all your furniture into such a small house? 你能把所有家具放进这间小房子吗?
3. 粉碎，镇压；打消，去除
squash a revolt (strike) 镇压叛乱(罢工)
Her speech squashed all the rumours of an early election. 她的讲话消除了关于提前选举的各种谣言。
Her parents tried hard to squash the match and get her to marry another man. 她父母千方百计想破坏这桩婚事，要她嫁给另一名男子。
That idea (proposal) was soon squashed. 那个主意(建议)很快就给否定了。
4. 〈口〉把…镇住；使无言以对
It's impossible to squash him. 要想镇住他办不到。
He was squashed by an unkind remark. 听了那句刻薄话他一下子给噎了回去。
❷ vi.
1. 被压碎(或压烂、压扁)；受挤压；受紧压
Tomatoes squash easily. 番茄容易给压烂。
2. 发出挤压(或溅落)声；咯吱咯吱地行进
squash through the mud 咯吱咯吱地走过烂泥地
3. 用力挤，硬挤 (in, into)
squash into the back seat 费劲挤进后座
May I squash in next to you? 我进来在你旁边挤一挤行吗?
4. 【空】侧滑
II n.
1. 挤压，紧压；(易)压坏的东西；挤压成的一堆
The grapes are just a squash and not fit to eat. 这些葡萄都已压得烂作一摊，不能吃了。
The crash reduced the car to squash. 汽车给撞扁了。
2. 硬挤，硬塞；拥挤；拥挤的人群(或集会)
I managed to get all the books into the shelf, but it was rather a squash. 我总算把书全部放进了书架，可实在太挤了。
The children sat in the back so there wasn't a squash. 孩子们坐在后面，所以就不挤了。
There was a great squash in the doorway. 门口挤着一大群人。
3. 〈英〉果汁汽水
a glass of lemon (orange) squash 一杯柠檬(橙汁)汽水
4. (软而重的物体下落时的)噗(声)；挤压(声)；(行走泥沼地或鞋内有水时的)咯吱声
I heard a squash when I dropped the bag. 当我把手提包放下时，我听见啪的一声。
5. = squash racquets
6. = squash tennis
7. 〈罕〉= squash hat
8. (夹在显微镜玻璃载片中供观察用的)压片
9. 〈废〉未成熟的豌豆荚
III ad.
挤压地；发着噗声(或挤压声)；咯吱咯吱地
fall squash into a bog 噗的一声掉入泥塘
[< OFr esquasser < VL exquassāre < EX-¹ + quassāre to shatter < quatere to shake] phr. go to squash 被压碎 (或压烂、压扁)；被毁掉 The strawberries have all gone to squash. 草莓已经全部压烂。squash up 1. 挤压成一堆；挤坏 The fruit has got all squashed up, we can't eat it. 水果都压烂了，没法吃了。2. 〈口〉(使)挤紧 If you two squash up, there'll be room for another one. 要是二位再挤一挤，还能容下一个人呢。There were four of us squashed up against each other on one seat. 我们一个位子上挤了4个人。 |