| 词汇 | squeeze |
| 释义 | squeeze verb uk /skwiːz/ us /skwiːz/ squeezeverb (PRESS)B2[ T ] to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it: （尤指从各方面）挤压，捏，挤，榨 Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl.把柠檬一切为二，将汁挤到碗里。 As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck.在她候考时，他捏了捏她的手，祝她好运。 squeeze something outOnce he had finished cleaning the floor, he squeezed the cloth out.他擦完地板之后，把抹布拧干。 squeeze the triggerHe reloaded the gun, took aim, and then squeezed (= pulled back) the trigger.他重新上好子弹，瞄准目标，然后扣动了扳机。 squeeze something from somethingfigurativeThe studio is using all sorts of marketing tricks to squeeze as much profit from the movie as they can.该制片厂使出种种营销伎俩，从电影中榨取尽可能多的利润。 to remove liquid from something dryCan you dry the dishes for me? dry something upCan you dry up the plates for me? dry (someone/something) offLet me dry the chairs off before you sit down. blotI blotted the spilled wine with a cloth. towelShe stepped out of the pool and towelled her hair. [ T ] to give someone a quick, tight hug (= an act of holding someone close to your body with your arms): She squeezed him tight and kissed him on both cheeks. "Oh, Andrew," she said, as she squeezed him in her tight embrace. freshly squeezed orange He squeezed some sauce out of the tube. She squeezed his hand and said goodbye. He squeezed Chuck's forearm and then glanced at his younger son. She squeezed her eyes shut for a second. Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction mash mill nip noncompressible pinch pound presser pulp snap squash squinch squish tamp unground unmilled You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing affection squeezeverb (MOVE)C1[ I+ adv/prep ] to get in, through, under, etc. with difficulty: （困难地）挤进，挤过 squeeze throughShe squeezed through the crowd and found a seat at the front.她从人群中挤过去，在前面找了个座位。 squeeze underThey managed to squeeze under the fence and get into the festival without paying.他们没付钱，而是从围栏下硬挤过去，进入了庆祝会场。 Moving unsteadily or with difficulty blunder bumble dodder dodderer doddery halting hobble inflexibly limp lollop lumber lumpily stagger stumblingly teeter toddle toil totter trundle tumble squeezeverb (BADLY AFFECT)[ T ] If you are squeezed by financial demands, they cause you financial problems: 给…带来财务困难，使陷入财务困境 Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation.重税使小企业在财务上捉襟见肘。 Idiomsqueeze someone dry Phrasal verbssqueeze (someone/something) in/squeeze (someone/something) into something squeeze someone/something in squeeze something out of someone squeeze noun uk /skwiːz/ us /skwiːz/ squeezenoun (PRESS)[ C ] the act of pressing something firmly: 挤压，捏；榨 She gave the present a quick squeeze and tried to guess what was inside.她捏了捏礼物，想猜猜里面是什么。 Garnish the fish with some fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon.用新鲜西芹作鱼的饰菜，再挤上几滴柠檬汁。 [ C ] a short, tight hug(= an act of holding someone close to your body with your arms): She hugged him in a gentle squeeze. He gave his daughter one last squeeze and jumped onto the train. Squeezing and grinding compression compressive concertina constrict constriction mash mill nip noncompressible pinch pound presser pulp snap squash squinch squish tamp unground unmilled You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Showing affection squeezenoun (LIMIT)[ Cusually singular ] a reduction or limit: 减少；削减；限制 squeeze onThe squeeze on profits in the oil industry has led to thousands of redundancies.石油产业利润的减少导致数千人失业。 The squeeze on local spending means that many services will have to be cut.地方支出的缩减意味着将不得不砍掉很多公共服务。 [ Cusually singular ] a period in which the supply of money is limited by the government because of economic difficulties: 通货紧缩，银根紧缩 credit squeezeThe government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation.为抑制通货膨胀，政府施行了严格的信贷紧缩政策。 Limiting and restricting anti-libertarian armlock boundary box someone out box someone/something in crippling cripplingly crowd curb curtail keep (herself) to herselfidiom keep something down limit limitation limitative stunt suffocatingly tempered tie someone down tie someone up You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Economics squeezenoun (SPACE)[ S ] a situation in which people or things are pushed or forced into a small space: 拥挤；挤入 tight squeezeI can give you a lift, but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well.我可以开车捎你一程，不过我还要载4个人，所以会很挤。 Filling and completing backfill box ticking brick brick something up brim fill jam occupy overcrowd overrun pack something/somewhere out permeate plug saturable squeeze (someone/something) in/squeeze (someone/something) into something stuffing suffuse supersaturated tank tie squeezenoun (GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND)[ Cusually singular ]informal someone's girlfriend or boyfriend: 女朋友；男朋友 She turned up arm in arm with her latest squeeze. She was never his squeeze, only his business partner. squeeze | American Dictionarysqueeze verb us/skwiz/ squeezeverb (PRESS TOGETHER)[ T ] to press something firmly, or to force something out, esp. a liquid, by pressing: Bake for 15 minutes, then squeeze the cloves to get the softened garlic out. I squeezed her shoulder (= pressed it affectionately with a hand). squeezeverb (FORCE INTO)[ always+ adv/prep ] to force someone or something into a small space or a short period of time: [ I ]I’m just not able to squeeze into last year’s swimsuit. [ T ]She’s asking me to squeeze a shopping trip into my day off. [ M ]You can squeeze in six people at the table. Phrasal verbsqueeze something out of someone/something squeeze noun us/skwiz/ squeezenoun (PRESSING TOGETHER)[ C ] the act of pressing something firmly: I gave his shoulder a squeeze. fig. State parks will feel the squeeze from budget cuts (= the cuts will have a limiting effect). squeezenoun (FORCING INTO A SPACE)[ Cusually sing ] the act of forcing someone or something into a small space, often by pushing or pressing: It’ll be a tight squeeze with four other people in the car, but I’ll give you a lift. squeeze | Business Englishsqueeze verb[ T ] FINANCE, ECONOMICSuk /skwiːz/us to reduce the amount of money that a person, company, or government can spend or earn: Higher energy and utility bills are squeezing disposable incomes. squeeze profits/budgets/margins squeeze taxpayers/consumers/borrowersRising food prices continue to squeeze consumers ever harder. to reduce the number of things that are produced or sold: squeeze supplies/exportsEuropean exports have been squeezed by the cheap dollar and equally cheap Chinese yuan. Phrasal verbssqueeze sb/sth out squeeze sth out of/from sth/sb squeeze noun[ C,usually singular ] FINANCE, ECONOMICSuk /skwiːz/us a large reduction in the amount of money that a person, company, or government can spend or earn: a budget/spending/cash squeezeHard choices have to be made during a budget squeeze. an economic/financial/monetary squeeze a squeeze on sthA squeeze on earnings is expected to be highlighted in official labour market figures this week. put a/the squeeze on sb/sthCompetition from discount operations is putting the squeeze on mid-market chains. a squeeze in margins/markets/profitsA squeeze in the global credit market has forced the company to scrap plans to sell its US drinks division. feel/face a squeezeA series of reports last week suggests that financial institutions will feel the squeeze on their balance sheets well into next year. See also credit squeeze profit squeeze Examples of squeezesqueeze During compression the fabric structure deforms and the water is squeezed out of the paper and the fabric. Region 4 is unsaturated, and its only role is to allow air to re-enter the gaps left by the water that has been squeezed out. The reason for this was that they became squeezed between different interest groups. Without really challenging hierarchy they still squeezed concessions out of village leaders, turning a weakness into strength. In both of them, the author squeezes as much material, as many facts, as he can from his meagre sources. As the boom collapsed, jobbers found themselves squeezed between the demands of the millowners and the resistance of the workers. Financially squeezed by the depression of the 1880s, they began to accept paying patients. Nevertheless, some of the matrix magma probably was squeezed out during this process, concentrating the orbicules into a smaller volume. Moreover, inflation depressed incomes, depriving manufacturers of customers for their efforts and squeezing savings that might have fostered capital growth. Thus, economic and democratic reforms are both possible if they can be squeezed into this unique time period. Where necessary, contents of the body cavity were squeezed out using a fine forceps. The gut contents from each section were squeezed out, weighed and an egg count carried out on each section. An event that, through constant media attention, feels as if all the emotion has already been squeezed from it. The ponderomotive laser light pressure squeezes out a portion of electrons from the plasma layer near the critical density area. The bar fell and my eyes squeezed tightly shut. See all examples of squeeze 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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