squeeze

英[skwiːz]
美[skwiːz]

基本释义

v.
挤压; 压榨; 紧闭(双眼); 拥挤; 勒索; 严格限制; 榨取
n.
挤压; 榨出的液体; 挤; 拥挤; 减少; 男/女朋友

词性变化

实用例句

to squeeze a tube of toothpaste

挤牙膏

牛津词典

to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it)

扣动枪的扳机

牛津词典

He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.

他捏了捏她的手,冲她笑笑。

牛津词典

Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.

拿住软管挤就行了。

牛津词典

to squeeze the juice from a lemon

把一个柠檬的汁挤出来

牛津词典

He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.

他脱下湿衣服,拧干了水。

牛津词典

freshly squeezed orange juice

现榨的橙汁

牛津词典

(figurative)She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.

她觉得自己的激情似乎已经榨尽了。

牛津词典

We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。

牛津词典

(figurative)We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things) .

我们把很多事挤在一个星期里做完了。

牛津词典

to squeeze into a tight dress/a parking space

勉强穿上一件窄连衣裙;把车勉强开进一个停车位

牛津词典

to squeeze through a gap in the hedge

从篱笆上的豁口挤过去

牛津词典

If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.

你朝前挪一挪,我就可以挤过去了。

牛津词典

He's squeezing me for £500.

他逼我拿出500英镑。

牛津词典

High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.

高利率使这个行业举步维艰。

牛津词典

He squeezed her arm reassuringly...

他安慰地捏了捏她的胳膊。

Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.

将面包在水里快速蘸一下,然后将它挤干。

Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes.

乔用塞子塞住水槽,往盘子上挤了点洗涤剂。

...freshly squeezed lemon juice.

新榨的柠檬汁

Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed...

南希紧闭双眼祈祷着。

If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'll miss the show...

如果一直紧闭双眼,你就要错过精彩的表演了。

They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in...

他们将他慢慢向下放入驾驶舱,设法将他塞进了狭小的空间,并给他系好安全带。

Many break-ins are carried out by youngsters who can squeeze through tiny windows.

很多入室盗窃案都是年轻人干的,他们可以从狭小的窗口钻进去。

It was a squeeze in the car with five of them...

车里坐了他们 5 个人,很拥挤。

The lift holds six people at a squeeze.

电梯里挤一挤能容纳 6 个人。

The investigators complained about the difficulties of squeezing information out of residents...

调查人员抱怨说很难从居民身上获取信息。

The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers.

公司试图从供货商那里再省下一笔费用。

The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down...

政府将紧缩经济,使之出现严重衰退,以此迫使通货膨胀率下降。

Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.

国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。

Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.

周末杰克炫耀了一番自己新交的女朋友。

真题例句

Nonetheless, the developers of the Chinatown garage are confident with the technology and are counting on it to squeeze 67 cars in an apartment-building basement that would otherwise fit only 24, accomplished by removing a maneuver space normally required.

出自-2013年6月听力原文

"The yield is never going to be high," Farrant says, so these plants will be targeted not at Iowa farmers trying to squeeze more cash out of high-yield fields, but subsistence farmers who need help to survive a drought like the present one in South Africa

2018年6月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section B

Another factor is the squeeze that conventional dairy farmers have felt as the price of grain they feed their cows has gone up, tightening their profit margins.

2019年12月六级真题(第三套)阅读 Section B

As I squeezed back into my car, I saw the same lady looking in at me.

2015年高考英语上海卷 语法填空 A 原文

If you like, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice on the bananas will prevent them turning brown.

2018年高考英语全国卷2 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

When choosing everyday products such as toothpaste, we appreciate a cool-looking device that allows us to easily squeeze the toothpaste onto our brush.

2016年高考英语上海卷 选词填空 原文

jobs are at high risk of being automated, according to a University of Oxford study, with the middle class disproportionately squeezed.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operations to the new reality.

出自-2018年考研阅读原文

Fundamentally, the USPS is in a historic squeeze between technological change that has permanently decreased demand for its bread-and-butter product, first-class mail, and a regulatory structure that denies management the flexibility to adjust its operati

2018年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly;

    "he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"

  • 2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

  • 3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer;

    "increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"

  • 4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend;

    "she was his main squeeze"

  • 5. a twisting squeeze;

    "gave the wet cloth a wring"

  • 6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

  • 7. a tight or amorous embrace;

    "come here and give me a big hug"

  • 8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space;

    "getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"

Verb
  • 1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

    "crush an aluminum can"

    "squeeze a lemon"

  • 2. press firmly;

    "He squeezed my hand"

  • 3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;

    "I squeezed myself into the corner"

  • 4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";

    "He squeezed her for information"

  • 5. obtain by coercion or intimidation;

    "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"

    "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"

  • 6. press or force;

    "Stuff money into an envelope"

    "She thrust the letter into his hand"

  • 7. squeeze tightly between the fingers;

    "He pinched her behind"

    "She squeezed the bottle"

  • 8. hug, usually with fondness;

    "Hug me, please"

    "They embraced"

  • 9. squeeze or press together;

    "she compressed her lips"

    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

同义词辨析

press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash

这些动词均含"压,挤"之意。

  • press: 普通用词,指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
  • jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
  • squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
  • compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
  • squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。