with obj.
1- crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape把…压扁（或压烂、压变形）：
wash and squash the cans before depositing them
在存放这些铁罐以前把它们洗净并压扁
as adj. squashed a squashed packet of cigarettes.一包压扁的香烟。
1.1
- with obj. and adverbial squeeze or force (someone or something) into a small or restricted space硬放, 硬塞：
she squashed some of her clothes inside the bag.
她把一些衣服硬塞进那个袋子。
1.2
- no obj., with adverbial of direction make one's way into a small or restricted space用力挤进, 硬挤入：
I squashed into the middle of the crowd.
我用力挤到人群的中间。
1.3
- suppress, stifle, or subdue (a feeling, conjecture, or action)压制, 抑制, 克制（感情, 揣测, 动作）：
the mournful sound did nothing to squash her high spirits.
这悲哀的声音根本无法抑制她高昂的情绪。
1.4
- firmly reject (an idea or suggestion)断然拒绝（主意, 建议）：
the proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
这项建议立即遭到遗产部的断然拒绝。
1.5
- silence or discomfit (someone), typically by making a remark intended to embarrass or humiliate them（用令人难堪的或羞辱性言语）把…镇住; 使无言以对：
she needled him with such venom that Seb was visibly squashed.
她使用了那么恶毒的语言来刺激, 塞伯显然无言以对。
1
- in sing. a state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space硬挤, 硬塞：
it was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind.
有点挤, 但他似乎并不介意。
1.1
- count noun dated a social gathering or informal meeting〈旧〉社交聚会; 集会：
a poetry squash in London.
在伦敦举行的诗歌集会。
2
- mass noun Brit. a concentrated liquid made from fruit juice and sugar, which is diluted to make a drink〈英〉果汁饮料：
orange squash.
橙汁饮料。
3
- （亦作squash rackets）[mass noun] a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court软式墙网球, 壁球。
4
- Biology a preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping it【生】（供显微镜观察用的）软化组织薄片; 压片。
词源
mid 16th cent. (as a verb)： alteration of QUASH.
(复同单, 或squashes)
1
- an edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable南瓜, 倭瓜; 笋瓜; 西葫芦。
2
- the trailing plant of the gourd family which produces this fruit南瓜属植物。
2.1
- Genus Cucurbita, family Cucurbitaceae: many species and varieties, including the winter squashes and summer squashes.南瓜属, 葫芦科：多种, 多品种, 包括笋瓜和矮生西葫芦。
词源
mid 17th cent.: abbreviation of Narragansett asquutasquash.