新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

squash

英  [skwɒʃ]
    

[ADJ, NOUN, VERB]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1使···挤进 , 把···塞进

    If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for them to be.

    近义词

    cram

    双语例句

    例:

    There were 2,000 people squashed into her recent show.

    两千人挤进去观看她最近的一次演出。

    NOUN. 名词
  • squashes

    1[C, U 有变体名词] 瓜类蔬菜

    A squash is one of a family of vegetables that have thick skin and soft or firm flesh inside.

    2[U 不可数名词] 壁球

    Squash is a game in which two players hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a court using rackets.

    双语例句

    例:

    I also play squash.

    我也玩壁球。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 塞满

    If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squash, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it.

    近义词

    squeeze

    VERB. 动词
  • squashes , squashing , squashed

    1[T 及物动词] 压扁 , 压碎

    If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape.

    双语例句

    例:

    Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car.

    罗伯特很幸运,他被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上后只是一只脚骨折。

    例:

    Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling.

    整个的居住区已经被炮火夷为平地。

    2[T 及物动词] 镇压

    If you squash something that is causing you trouble, you put a stop to it, often by force.

    双语例句

    例:

    The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.

    部队将继续原地驻扎,一有骚乱迹象就立即镇压。

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