squeezes; squeezed; squeezing
squeezes; squeezed; squeezing
Learner's definition of SQUEEZE
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: to press together the parts and especially the opposite sides of (something)挤;压;捏 [+ object]
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Squeeze the bottle/tube.挤压瓶子/管子。
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He lightly squeezed her hand and smiled.他轻轻地捏了捏她的手,笑了笑。
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Gently squeeze the fruit to see if it's ripe.轻轻捏一下水果,看熟了没有。
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She squeezed her eyes shut. [=she closed her eyes very tightly]她紧紧闭上了双眼。
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always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object] : to get or remove (something) by squeezing something挤出;压榨出 -
He squeezed the juice from the orange.他用橙子榨汁。
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She squeezed out some ketchup. = She squeezed some ketchup out.她挤出了一些番茄酱。
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freshly squeezed orange juice鲜榨橙汁
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sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻 3
[+ object] : to pull back on (a gun's trigger) with your finger扣动(扳机) — see also squeeze off (below) 4
always followed by an adverb or preposition : to move into or through a small or crowded space挤入;塞进 [no object]
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We had to squeeze past/by the people in the aisles.我们不得不从过道里的人群中挤了过去。
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trying to squeeze into tight jeans努力穿上紧身牛仔裤
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The cat squeezed through the opening.那只猫从缺口处挤了过去。
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We all squeezed into the elevator.我们全都挤进了电梯里。
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(Brit) Squeeze up [=move closer together], please. We need to make room for one more person.请大家挤一挤。我们需要再腾出一个人的位置来。
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We can squeeze one more person in the back seat.后排座椅还能塞进一个人。
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The instructor squeezed a lot of information into one week.这位讲师把很多信息都集中在一个星期里讲完。
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We were all squeezed [=squashed] into the elevator.我们所有人都被塞进了电梯里。
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[+ object] : to barely succeed at getting or doing (something)好不容易取得;勉强成功 —
often + out 6 [+ object]
a : to decrease the amount of (something, such as money)减少(金钱等) b : to cause financial problems for (a business or organization)给(企业或组织)造成财务困难 c informal : to force (someone) to give you something or to do something by using threats or pressure敲诈勒索;榨取;强迫
squeeze in
[phrasal verb] squeeze (someone or something) in or squeeze in (someone or something)
: to find time for (someone or something)(为某人或某事)挤出时间
squeeze off
[phrasal verb] squeeze off (a round)
: to fire (a shot) by squeezing the trigger of a gun扣动扳机
squeeze out
[phrasal verb] squeeze out (someone or something) or squeeze (someone or something) out
: to force (someone or something) out of a position, place, etc.挤走;把…挤出 -
The city's low-income residents have been squeezed out [=have been forced to leave their homes] by rising real estate prices.城市里的低收入者已经被上涨的房价逼走了。
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These big stores have squeezed out a lot of the smaller locally owned shops.这些大百货商店已经挤走了很多当地的小型商店。
2 squeeze /ˈskwiːz/ noun
plural squeezes
plural squeezes
Learner's definition of SQUEEZE
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[singular] : a situation in which people or things are crowded together拥挤;塞满 -
Fifty guests will be a bit of a squeeze.五十位客人会有点挤。
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It'll be a tight squeeze, but we can all fit.会挺挤的,但是我们会安排好的。
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[count] : an act of squeezing something挤;压;捏 —
usually singular通常用单数 3
[count] : a small amount that is gotten or removed from something (such as a piece of fruit) by squeezing it挤出的少量,榨出的一点(果汁等) —
often + of 4
a [count] : a situation in which there is not enough of something紧缩;不足 —
usually singular通常用单数 -
There is a serious housing squeeze [=shortage] in the city. [=there are not enough houses, apartments, etc., available]这个城市的住房很紧张。
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a credit squeeze [=a situation in which it is difficult for people, companies, etc., to get credit]信贷紧缩
b the squeeze informal : a situation that causes feelings of stress and pressure压力;紧张 5
[noncount] chiefly US slang : a romantic partner : a boyfriend or girlfriend男朋友;女朋友