| 词汇 | squashed |
| 释义 | squashed past simple and past participle ofsquash squash verb uk /skwɒʃ/ us /skwɑːʃ/ squashverb (MAKE FLAT)B2[ T ] to crush something into a flat shape: 把…压扁；把…挤扁 He accidentally sat on her hat and squashed it.他不小心坐在她的帽子上，把它坐扁了。 My sandwiches had got squashed at the bottom of my bag. She'd sat on her orange and squashed it. The fruit had got squashed under the weight of all the other food. One of the other kids had squashed her model and she was very upset. Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction mash mill nip noncompressible pinch presser pulp snap squash squeeze squinch squish tamp unground unmilled squashverb (PUSH)B2[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] to push yourself, a person, or thing into a small space: （使）挤进;（把…）塞进 The room was so full you couldn't squash another person in.房间里挤得满满的，再也挤不进一个人了。 If you all squashed up(= moved closer together), we could fit an extra person in the car.要是你们再挤挤，我们车里能多坐一个人。 He tried to squash his ripped jeans into the suitcase while his mother wasn't looking.他想趁他母亲不注意，把他那条破洞牛仔裤塞进衣箱里。 Inserting and forcing things into other things bed cram cram something into something dig dig (something) into someone/something embed embedded insertion inset interlace interlayer interpolation lodge reinsert reinsertion rethread shoehorn squash stick stuck squashverb (END)[ T ] to stop something from continuing to exist or happen, by forceful action: 粉碎;强行制止 Rumours of a possible takeover of the company were soon squashed by the management.管理层很快就消除了有关公司可能会被接管的谣言。 Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom brake cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch Examples of squashedsquashed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The site was, literally, a tip, made up of squashed toothpaste tubes. Attempts were made to make the tests easier; dot blots containing proteins from single squashed parasitized and non-parasitized larvae were conducted. Five per cent of flies were squashed and examined microscopically for insect and plant pathogens. She holds the scepter in her right hand and a rather squashed-looking orb in her left. Squashed preparations of visceral organs, including heart, liver, spleen, kidney, gall bladder, swim bladder and gonads, were made and examined under a light microscope. Portions of the brain were then squashed between glass plates and examined microscopically. The dynamism of private industry, agriculture, and wholesaling during 1966-72 was unconscionably squashed by increased centralisation. Squashed zonae from these oocytes are shown in (c). A minimum of seven mucosal smears were taken from different locations in the lower part of the small intestine, using microscope slides and the squashed tissue examined under the stereomicroscope. Some of the diagrams look squashed and are therefore not too attractive to look at, but the quality of the line drawings is often very good. The doctrine of responsibility of the under-secretary, by him alone, is pernicious and needs to be squashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is time that that theory was squashed for ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The men of violence have been temporarily squashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have listened to the debates cannot believe that debate has been squashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think "squashed" might be a better word. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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