| 词汇 | squashing |
| 释义 | squashing present 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 squashingsquashing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The entire alimentary tract was dissected out and the mid and hind gut contents examined separately by squashing. This elevation of the free surface partially negates the squashing of vortex tubes by the orography. The activation function is also called the squashing function as it squashes the permissible amplitude range of the output signal to some finite value. The total number of cells was determined by counting nuclei, if necessary after gentle squashing and spreading of embryos. Vaseline was place on the four corners of the slide to allow placement of a coverslip without squashing the oocyte or zygote. A train that is squashing a broom. The clause is clearly aimed at squashing such initiative. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No doubt the individuals who committed the atrocities that we have been hearing about learned what to do by squashing grasshoppers. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is not a promotion of democracy, but a way of squashing and squeezing smaller third parties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I cannot spend all my time squashing rumours. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is being absolutely squashing in a way that cannot be defended. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In terms of squashing an emergency all experience shows that to be the case. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Populations can be controlled by clearing these habitats, squashing the spiders and their egg sacs, and using pesticide in outhouses. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. This can be resolved by squashing (synonyms: cancelling, annulling, mooting) the first write if necessary. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. When the berries are ripe, they are tender and difficult to pick in any quantity without squashing them. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. 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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