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squeeze基本信息

读法:英 [skwiːz] 美 [skwiz]

释义:

  • vt. 挤;紧握;勒索
  • vi. 压榨
  • n. 压榨;紧握;拥挤;佣金
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    英英释义

    Noun:

  • the act of gripping and pressing firmly;"he gave her cheek a playful squeeze"
  • a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
  • a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer;"increased expenses put a squeeze on profits"
  • (slang) a person"s girlfriend or boyfriend;"she was his main squeeze"
  • a twisting squeeze;"gave the wet cloth a wring"
  • an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power;"she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away"
  • a tight or amorous embrace;"come here and give me a big hug"
  • the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space;"getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze"
  • Verb:
  • to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;"crush an aluminum can"
    "squeeze a lemon"
  • press firmly;"He squeezed my hand"
  • squeeze like a wedge into a tight space;"I squeezed myself into the corner"
  • 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"
  • 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"
  • press or force;"Stuff money into an envelope"
    "She thrust the letter into his hand"
  • squeeze tightly between the fingers;"He pinched her behind"
    "She squeezed the bottle"
  • squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness;"Hug me, please"
    "They embraced"
    "He hugged her close to him"
  • squeeze or press together;"she compressed her lips"
    "the spasm contracted the muscle"
  • 中英词源

    squeeze 挤,压,捏,拧,塞,勒索,逼迫

    来自拟声词根 squ-,挤,压,模仿挤压湿物体时发出的吧唧声。引申诸相关词义。

    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 (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.

    词态变化

    复数 squeezes;
    第三人称单数 squeezes;
    过去式 squeezed;
    过去分词 squeezed;
    现在分词 squeezing;

    权威造句

    1. The Government"s financial squeeze had killed the scheme off.
    政府的财政困难已使这个计划成为泡影。

    来自柯林斯例句

    2. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. It was a squeeze in the car with five of them.
    车里坐了他们5个人,很拥挤。

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    4. 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。

    来自柯林斯例句

    5. He reached for her hand and gave it a reassuring squeeze.
    他伸手去握紧她的手,让她安心。

    来自柯林斯例句

    近反义词

  • clasp
  • pinch
  • 相似短语

  • squeeze by phr. 艰难地通过,勉强应付
  • squeeze in 挤进去
  • squeeze into 使挤进
  • squeeze for phr. 压榨
  • liquidity squeeze 头寸紧张
  • put the squeeze on 对...施加压力They said they would put the squeeze on him.他们说他们将对他施加压力。
  • squeeze effect 挤压效应
  • squeeze roll 挤干辊,挤压辊
  • squeeze valve 压挤阀,压实阀
  • squeeze machine 压榨机压实造型机
  • 单词分析

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    记忆方法

    1. squash => squeeze.

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