crush

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

¹ crush /ˈkrʌʃ/ verb

crushes; crushed; crushing

¹ crush

/ˈkrʌʃ/

verb

crushes; crushed; crushing

Learner's definition of CRUSH

[+ object]

: to press or squeeze (something) so hard that it breaks or loses its shape压坏；挤压变形

Unfortunately some of the flowers got crushed when we were moving them.不幸的是，我们搬花时把一些花压坏了。
crushing grapes榨葡萄
The bicycle was crushed under the truck's tires.自行车被卡车车轮碾得变了形。
The machine crushes the cans so that they can be stored until they are recycled.那台机器把易拉罐压扁，这样便于存放以待回收利用。
Her arm was crushed in the accident.事故中她的胳膊被压骨折了。
Several people were crushed to death [=killed by being crushed] as the crowd rushed for the exit doors.人群涌向出口时，有几个人被踩踏致死。

: to break (something) into a powder or very small pieces by pressing, pounding, or grinding it压碎；捣碎；磨碎

: to defeat (a person or group that opposes you) by using a lot of force（用武力）镇压，制伏

The king sent out his special forces to crush [=quash] the rebellion.国王派出特种部队镇压叛军。

: to make (someone) feel very unhappy, upset, etc.使伤心；使沮丧

The novelist was crushed by the editor's comments.编辑的评语使小说的作者很沮丧。
A string of bad luck had crushed his spirit.一连串的霉运使他意志消沉。
He was crushed by regret.他因后悔而一蹶不振。
She owed many people money, and felt crushed [=overwhelmed] by the debt.她欠了很多人的钱，感到被债务压得喘不过气来。

— crusher

noun, plural crushers [count]

² crush /ˈkrʌʃ/ noun

plural crushes

² crush

/ˈkrʌʃ/

noun

plural crushes

Learner's definition of CRUSH

[count]

a : a strong feeling of romantic love for someone that is usually not expressed and does not last a long time（对某人短暂的）热恋，迷恋

◊ The person who has a crush is usually young or is behaving or feeling like a young person.短暂热恋的情况通常发生在年轻人或行为方式像年轻人的人身上。

a childhood crush童年热恋
a schoolgirl crush [=romantic feelings felt by a schoolgirl or by someone who is being compared to a schoolgirl]女学生的迷恋

— often + on

b : the person on whom you have a crush迷恋对象

Yesterday I saw my old high school crush for the first time in five years.昨天，我五年里第一次见到了我高中时暗恋的那个人。

[count] : a crowd of people who are pressed close together拥挤的人群

The crush in the train station is at its worst during the afternoon rush hour.火车站在下午人流高峰时段最为拥挤。
Outside the hotel stood a crush of reporters waiting for her arrival.酒店外挤满了等她到来的记者。

[noncount] chiefly British : a drink made from fruit juice果汁饮料