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squash obj CRUSHHskwBF, $skwB:Fv [T]to press down or crush (something) into a flat shape, often with great force把…压扁,挤压He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it.他不小心坐在了她的帽子上,把它压扁了。She squashed the cans before putting them in the recycling bin.在把罐子放入回收箱前,她先把它们压扁。Hundreds of small animals are squashed on our roads every day.每天有几百只小动物在我们的公路上被压扁。The strawberries were at the bottom of the bag and had all got squashed.草莓放在包的底部,全都被压烂了。(fig.) Rumours of a possible take-over of the company were soon squashed (= ended) by the management.公司可能将被接管的谣言很快被管理层粉碎了。If you squash a person with a critical remark, you make them feel that they are wrong or stupid.把…镇住,使无言以对When she asked if she could go to the meeting, he squashed her, saying it was for senior members of staff only.当她问道她是否能参加会议时,他说这只限于高级雇员,这把她给镇住了。He felt completely squashed when he was told his article wasn't good enough to be included in the magazine.当他被告知他的文章不够好,没被收入杂志时,他完全怔住了。
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