释义
🔑 squeeze BrE /skwiːz / NAmE /skwiːz / verb present simple - I / you / we / they squeeze BrE /skwiːz / NAmE /skwiːz / present simple - he / she / it squeezes BrE /ˈskwiːzɪz / NAmE /ˈskwiːzɪz / past simple squeezed BrE /skwiːzd / NAmE /skwiːzd / past participle squeezed BrE /skwiːzd / NAmE /skwiːzd / -ing form squeezing BrE /ˈskwiːzɪŋ / NAmE /ˈskwiːzɪŋ / ➤ press with fingers 用手指挤压 🔑 [ T , I ] ~ (sth )to press sth firmly , especially with your fingers ◆ to squeeze a tube of toothpaste ◆ to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it ◆ He squeezed her hand and smiled at her . ◆ Just take hold of the tube and squeeze . ➤ get liquid out 挤出液体 🔑 [ T ] to get liquid out of sth by pressing or twisting it hard ◆ ~ sth out of /from sth to squeeze the juice from a lemon ◆ (figurative She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her . ◆ ~ sth (out )He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out . ◆ freshly squeezed orange juice ◆ ~ sth + adj . Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry . ➤ into /through small space 进入/通过狭小的空间 [ T , I ] to force sb /sth /yourself into or through a small space ◆ ~ sb /sth into , through , etc . sth We managed to squeeze six people into the car . ◆ (figurative We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things . ◆ ~ into , through , etc . sth to squeeze into a tight dress /a parking space ◆ to squeeze through a gap in the hedge ◆ ~ through , in , past , etc .If you move forward a little , I can squeeze past . ➤ threaten 威胁 [ T ] ~ sb (for sth )(informal to get sth by putting pressure on sb , threatening them , etc . ◆ He's squeezing me for £500 . ➤ limit money 限制金额 [ T ] ~ sb /sth to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb /sth has or can use ◆ High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard . ● ˌsqueeze sb ˈdry to get as much money , information , etc . out of sb as you can ● ˌsqueeze sb /sth↔ˈin to give time to sb /sth , although you are very busy ◆ If you come this afternoon the doctor will try to squeeze you in . ● ˌsqueeze sb /sth↔ˈout (of sth )to prevent sb /sth from continuing to do sth or be in business ◆ Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops . ● ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of /ˈfrom sb to get sth by putting pressure on sb , threatening them , etc . ◆ to squeeze a confession from a suspect ● ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb /sth )● ˌsqueeze sb↔ˈup (against sb /sth )to move close to sb /sth so that you are pressed against them /it ◆ There'll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little . ◆ I sat squeezed up against the wall . 🔑 squeeze BrE /skwiːz / NAmE /skwiːz / noun ➤ pressing with fingers 用手指挤压 🔑 [ C , usually sing. ] an act of pressing sth , usually with your hands ◆ He gave my hand a little squeeze . ◆ Give the tube another squeeze . ➤ of liquid 液体 🔑 [ C ] a small amount of liquid that is produced by pressing sth ◆ a squeeze of lemon juice ➤ in small space 在狭小空间里 [ sing. ] a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or restricted space ◆ It was a tight squeeze but we finally got everything into the case . ◆ Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze . ➤ reduction in money 钱的减少 [ C , usually sing. ] a reduction in the amount of money , jobs , etc . available ; a difficult situation caused by this ◆ a squeeze on profits ◆ We're really feeling the squeeze since I lost my job . ◆ a credit squeeze ➤ boyfriend /girlfriend 男/女朋友 [ sing. ] (informal especially NAmE a boyfriend or girlfriend ◆ Who's his main squeeze ? ● put the ˈsqueeze on sb (to do sth )(informal to put pressure on sb to act in a particular way ; to make a situation difficult for sb
