shoe·horn

noun

/ˈʃuːhɔːn/

/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/

verb

/ˈʃuːhɔːn/

/ˈʃuːhɔːrn/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they shoehorn	/ˈʃuːhɔːn/ /ˈʃuːhɔːrn/
he / she / it shoehorns	/ˈʃuːhɔːnz/ /ˈʃuːhɔːrnz/
past simple shoehorned	/ˈʃuːhɔːnd/ /ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/
past participle shoehorned	/ˈʃuːhɔːnd/ /ˈʃuːhɔːrnd/
-ing form shoehorning	/ˈʃuːhɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈʃuːhɔːrnɪŋ/

shoehorn something + adv./prep. to succeed in putting something into a small space or a place where it does not fit very easily把…硬塞进
- They managed to shoehorn the material onto just one CD.他们设法把材料全部塞进一张光盘。