squeeze 英 [skwi:z]   美 [skwiz]

squeeze

squeeze  英 [skwi:z] 美 [skwiz]

vt. 挤;压榨  n. 挤;压榨 

进行时:squeezing  过去式:squeezed  过去分词:squeezed  第三人称单数:squeezes  名词复数:squeezes 

to squeeze a tube of toothpaste 挤牙膏
He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. 他捏了捏她的手,冲她笑笑。

  • When you squeeze something, you put pressure on it. If you squeeze your toothpaste from the bottom up, you'll get the most out of your tube.
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  • vt. 挤;压榨
  • n. 挤;压榨
  • 1. to squeeze a tube of toothpaste

    挤牙膏

  • 2. He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.

    他捏了捏她的手,冲她笑笑。

  • 3. Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.

    拿住软管挤就行了。

  • 4. to squeeze the juice from a lemon

    把一个柠檬的汁挤出来

  • 5. 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。

  • 6. freshly squeezed orange juice

    现榨的橙汁

  • 7. We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

    我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。

  • 8. 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

  • 9. He's squeezing me for £500.

    他逼我拿出 500 英镑。

  • 10. Give the tube another squeeze.

    把软管再挤一下。

  • 11. Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.

    那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。

  • 12. a squeeze on profits

    利润的减少

  • squeeze (n.) 1610s, "act of squeezing," from squeeze (v.). Main squeeze "most important person" is attested from 1896; meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested by 1980. Slang expression to put the squeeze on (someone or something) "exert influence on" is from 1711.
  • squeeze (v.) c. 1600, "press forcibly" (transitive), probably an alteration of quease (c. 1550), from Old English cwysan "to squeeze," of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare German quetschen "to squeeze"). Perhaps altered by influence of many words of similar sense in squ-. Intransitive sense from 1680s. Baseball squeeze play first recorded 1905. The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue has squeeze-crab "A sour-looking, shrivelled, diminutive fellow."
squeeze / skwiːz ; NAmE skwiːz / verb , noun squeeze squeezes squeezed squeezing verb press with fingers 用手指挤压 1 [transitive ,  intransitive ] squeeze(sth) to press sth firmly, especially with your fingers 挤压;捏 to squeeze a tube of toothpaste 挤牙膏 to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it) 扣动枪的扳机 He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. 他捏了捏她的手,冲她笑笑。 Just take hold of the tube and squeeze. 拿住软管挤就行了。 get liquid out 挤出液体 2 [transitive ] to get liquid out of sth by pressing or twisting it hard (从某物中)榨出,挤出,拧出 squeezesth out of/from sth to squeeze the juice from a lemon 把一个柠檬的汁挤出来 ( 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。 squeezesth (out) He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out. 他脱下湿衣服,拧干了水。 freshly squeezed orange juice 现榨的橙汁 squeezesth + adj. Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry. 把衣服在温水里泡一下,然后把它拧干。 into/through small space 进入╱通过狭小的空间 3 [transitive ,  intransitive ] to force sb/sth/yourself into or through a small space (使)挤入;挤过;塞入 squeezesb/sth into, through, etc. sth We managed to squeeze six people into the car. 我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。 ( 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。 squeezeinto, through, etc. sth 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 to squeeze through a gap in the hedge 从篱笆上的豁口挤过去 squeezethrough, in, past, etc. If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past. 你朝前挪一挪,我就可以挤过去了。 threaten 威胁 4 [transitive ] squeezesb (for sth) ( informal) to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc. 向…勒索(或榨取);逼迫…给 He's squeezing me for £500. 他逼我拿出 500 英镑。 limit money 限制金额 5 [transitive ] squeezesb/sth to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb/sth has or can use 严格限制,削减,紧缩(资金) High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard. 高利率使这个行业举步维艰。 IDIOM ˌsqueeze sb ˈdry to get as much money, information, etc. out of sb as you can 榨取某人所拥有的一切;榨干某人的钱财;逼某人讲出所知道的一切 PHRASAL VERBS ˌsqueeze sb/sth↔ˈin to give time to sb/sth, although you are very busy 挤出时间见某人(或做某事) If you come this afternoon the doctor will try to squeeze you in. 你要是今天下午来,大夫可以挤时间给你看看。 ˌsqueeze sb/sth↔ˈout (of sth) to prevent sb/sth from continuing to do sth or be in business 挤垮;把…挤出(某行业等) Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops. 超市正挤垮小商店。 ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sb to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc. 向…勒索(或榨取);逼迫…给 to squeeze a confession from a suspect 逼迫嫌疑犯招供 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 (使)挤紧 There'll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little. 大家稍稍挤一挤,地方就够了。 I sat squeezed up against the wall. 我被挤得紧贴着墙坐着。 noun pressing with fingers 用手指挤压 1 [countable ,  usually singular ] an act of pressing sth, usually with your hands 挤压;捏 He gave my hand a little squeeze. 他轻轻捏了捏我的手。 Give the tube another squeeze. 把软管再挤一下。 of liquid 液体 2 [countable ] a small amount of liquid that is produced by pressing sth 榨出的液体;小量挤出的汁 a squeeze of lemon juice 挤出的一点柠檬汁 in small space 在狭小空间里 3 [singular ] a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or restricted space 挤;塞 It was a tight squeezebut we finally got everything into the case. 箱子塞得很紧,不过我们最终还是把所有东西都装进去了。 Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze. 那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。 reduction in money 钱的减少 4 [countable ,  usually singular ] a reduction in the amount of money, jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this (可获得的钱、工作岗位等的)减少,削减;拮据;经济困难 a squeeze onprofits 利润的减少 We're really feeling the squeezesince I lost my job. 自从我丢了工作后,我们的确感觉到手头拮据。 a credit squeeze 信贷紧缩 boyfriend/girlfriend 男╱女朋友 5 [singular ] ( informal) ( especially NAmE) a boyfriend or girlfriend 男朋友;女朋友 Who's his main squeeze? 他最要好的女朋友是谁? IDIOM 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 逼迫某人(做某事);使某人处境困难 squeeze / skwiːz ; NAmE skwiːz /
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