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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- squeeze [skwɪz] [skwɪːz]
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1.
vt.
榨
- to squeeze oranges
- 榨桔子汁
- 2. vt. 挤
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3.
vt.
挤入（into）；挤出（out）；用力通过（through）
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4.
vt.
榨取
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5.
vt.
压榨，勒索
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6.
vt.
压，压缩；紧握
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7.
vt.
[slang]
给某人施压
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8.
vt.
对…施加压力
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9.
vt.
紧抱
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10.
vt.
[baseball]
[American English]
用牺牲打得分
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11.
vt.
[bridge]
[American English]
逼（对方）出可能赢的牌
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12.
vi.
压，榨，压榨
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13.
vi.
挤（in，out，through等）
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14.
vi.
勉强通过
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15.
noun
压，挤压；压榨
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16.
noun
紧抱
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17.
noun
紧握
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18.
noun
压碎（或压扁、压皱等）
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19.
noun
困难的时期（或境地）
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20.
noun
（硬币等的）压印
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21.
noun
被榨出的少量东西
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22.
noun
[verbal]
压力，影响
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23.
noun
[American English]
squeeze play的缩略形式
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24.
noun
[slang]
酒精饮料（黑人俚语；参见grape(s)）
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25.
noun
[slang]
令人紧张的情形；让人感到压力的情形
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26.
noun
[slang]
爱人（参见main squeeze）
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1.
vt.
榨
Collins English-English Dictionary
- squeeze [skwiːz]
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to grip or press firmly, esp so as to crush or distort; compress
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2.
n
[bridge]
[whist]
squeeze play a manoeuvre that forces opponents to discard potentially winning cards
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3.
vb
to crush or press (something) so as to extract (a liquid)
- to squeeze the juice from an orange
- to squeeze an orange
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4.
vb
to apply gentle pressure to, as in affection or reassurance
- he squeezed her hand
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5.
vb
to push or force in a confined space
- to squeeze six lettuces into one box
- to squeeze through a crowd
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6.
vb
to hug closely
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7.
vb
to oppress with exacting demands, such as excessive taxes
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8.
vb
to exert pressure on (someone) in order to extort (something): to squeeze money out of a victim by blackmail
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9.
vi.
[intr]
to yield under pressure
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10.
vi.
to make an impression of (a coin, etc) in a soft substance
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11.
vi.
[bridge]
[whist]
to lead a card that forces (opponents) to discard potentially winning cards
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12.
n
the act or an instance of squeezing or of being squeezed
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13.
n
a hug or handclasp
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14.
n
a crush of people in a confined space
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15.
n
[chiefly Brit]
a condition of restricted credit imposed by a government to counteract price inflation
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16.
n
an impression, esp of a coin, etc, made in a soft substance
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17.
n
an amount extracted by squeezing
- add a squeeze of lemon juice
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18.
n
[commerce]
any action taken by a trader or traders on a market that forces buyers to make purchases and prices to rise
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19.
n
[informal]
pressure brought to bear in order to extort something (esp in the phrase put the squeeze on)
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20.
n
[informal]
a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship
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21.
n
[Etymology]
C16: from Middle English queysen to press, from Old English cw
y san
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1.
vb
[mainly tr]
to grip or press firmly, esp so as to crush or distort; compress
Examples
- to squeeze oranges
- 榨桔子汁 → squeeze
- to squeeze water from a sponge
- 从海绵中挤出水来 → squeeze
- to give sth a squeeze
- 用力捏了捏某物 → squeeze
- a squeeze of lemon
- 一点榨出的柠檬汁 → squeeze
- to squeeze the juice from an orange → squeeze
- to squeeze an orange → squeeze
- to squeeze six lettuces into one box → squeeze
- to squeeze through a crowd → squeeze
- add a squeeze of lemon juice → squeeze
- 你侧着身就能挤过去。
- You can squeeze through sideways. → 侧身
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