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squeeze obj PRESS TOGETHERskwi:zv [T]to press (something) firmly from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size or remove liquid from it用力挤压，榨She unscrewed the top of the tube and squeezed some paint onto the brush.她拧开了管盖，挤了些颜料在画笔上。As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.在她候考时，他紧握着她的手祝她好运。Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.把柠檬切成两半，再把汁挤在碗内。I'd like a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice, please.请给我来杯鲜榨的桔子汁。Once he had finished cleaning the floor, he emptied the bucket of dirty water and squeezed the cloth out. [M]他一擦完地板，他就把桶内的脏水倒掉并把抹布拧干。He reloaded the gun, took aim and then squeezed (= pulled back) the trigger.他重新装了子弹，瞄准后扣动了扳机。(fig.) The studio is using all sorts of marketing tricks to squeeze as much profit from the movie as they can.电影制片厂用了各种营销伎俩来从影片中获取尽可能多的利润。(fig.) By reducing its cover price, the newspaper is trying to squeeze (= force) rival papers out of the market.这报纸想通过减价来把它的竞争对手们挤出市场。If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems.经济拮据Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.重税使小公司经济非常拮据。The government's high interest rate is squeezing (= reducing) all areas of consumer spending.政府的高利率使各方面的消费支出都很拮据。If you squeeze something, esp. money or information out of or from someone, you obtain it from them using persuasion or force.勉强取得，努力获得After several hours of questioning, the police finally squeezed a confession out of the suspect.几个小时的审讯后，警方终于从疑犯口中挤出了供词。During the negotiations, the union managed to squeeze several concessions from the management.在谈判中，工会好不容易从资方处获得了些让步。If you squeeze someone dry/squeeze someone until the pips squeak (Am bleed someone dry), you obtain as much from them as possible.压榨When they got divorced, his wife squeezed him dry and took everything.他们离婚后，他妻子拿走了一切，把他榨干了。The latest tax increase will squeeze small businesses until the pips squeak.最新的增税会把小企业榨干。
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