with obj.
1- press or squeeze (someone or something) with force or violence, typically causing serious damage or injury压碎; 压坏; 压伤:
a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry
一个劳工被卡车压死了
as adj. crushed the crushed remains of a Ford Cortina一辆被压坏的福特科尔蒂纳牌汽车的残骸。
1.1
- reduce (something) to a powder or pulp by exerting strong pressure on it捣碎, 碾碎; 榨:
you can crush a pill between two spoons.
你可以用两把调羹碾碎药片。
1.2
- crease or crumple (cloth or paper)使(布或纸)起皱:
as adj. crushed crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket一条皱巴巴的裤子和一件同样皱巴巴的夹克衫。
1.3
- (of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)(政府或国家)镇压; 征服(反抗或叛乱):
the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance.
政府采取了严密的预防措施来镇压一切反抗。
1.4
- bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone)使(某人)极度失望; 使极度尴尬:
his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters
他的失败使许多左翼支持者深感失望
as adj. crushing the news came as a crushing blow.这个消息无异于晴天霹雳。
1
- usu. in sing. a crowd of people pressed closely together, especially in an enclosed space(尤指封闭场所的)拥挤的人群:
a number of youngsters fainted in the crush.
一些年轻人在拥挤的人群中晕倒了。
2
- informal a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate〈非正式〉(尤指对无法得到的或不合适的人的)热恋, 着迷:
she did have a crush on Dr Russell.
她确实热恋过拉塞尔医生。
3
- mass noun a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit果汁:
lemon crush
柠檬汁。
4
- (亦作crush-pen)a fenced passage with one narrow end used for handling cattle or sheep(牛, 羊的)分群栏。
4.1
- a movable metal cage used for such a purpose分群笼。
派生词
crushable
adjectivecrusher
nouncrushingly
adverb词源
Middle English: from Old French cruissir, 'gnash (teeth) or crack', of unknown origin.