英汉词典

squeeze 基本解释

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

squeeze 词态变化

squeeze 中文词源

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 英文词源

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.

squeeze 词组搭配

squeeze 英文释义

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"

squeeze 同义词解析

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。

squeeze 双语例句

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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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squeeze 实用场景例句

to squeeze a tube of toothpaste

挤牙膏

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

扣动枪的扳机

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He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.

他捏了捏她的手，冲她笑笑。

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Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.

拿住软管挤就行了。

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to squeeze the juice from a lemon

把一个柠檬的汁挤出来

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

他脱下湿衣服，拧干了水。

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freshly squeezed orange juice

现榨的橙汁

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(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。

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We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。

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(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。

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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

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to squeeze through a gap in the hedge

从篱笆上的豁口挤过去

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

你朝前挪一挪，我就可以挤过去了。

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He's squeezing me for £500.

他逼我拿出500英镑。

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High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.

高利率使这个行业举步维艰。

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He squeezed her arm reassuringly...

他安慰地捏了捏她的胳膊。

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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。

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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。

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...freshly squeezed lemon juice.

新榨的柠檬汁

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Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed...

南希紧闭双眼祈祷着。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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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The lift holds six people at a squeeze.

电梯里挤一挤能容纳 6 个人。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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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。

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