squeeze
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. (常指用手) 擠壓; 緊捏
He squeezed her arm reassuringly. 他安慰地捏了捏她的手臂。
2. N-COUNT Squeeze is also a noun. 緊捏; 擠壓
I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand. 我喜歡她捏捏手來安慰人的方式。
3. V-T If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. 擠; 壓榨 (液體等)
Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes. 喬把塞子插進水槽，往盤子上擠了些洗潔精。
4. V-T/V-I If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. 塞進; 擠進
They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in. 他們緩緩地把他向下放入駕駛艙，設法把他塞進那狹小的空間，并給系上了安全帶。
5. N-SING If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. 滿塞[非正式]
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squeeze /skwi?z/ (squeezing,squeezed,squeezes)
劍橋詞典
- 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.
squeeze verb (PRESS TOGETHER)
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]to press something firmly , especially from all sides in order to change its shape , reduce its size , or remove liquid from it
（尤指從各方面）擠壓，捏，擠，榨
Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl . 把檸檬一切為二，將汁擠到碗里。
As she waited to go into the exam , he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand ) and wished her good luck . 在她候考時，他捏了捏她的手，祝她好運。
Once he had finished cleaning the floor , he squeezed the cloth out. 他擦完地板之后，把抹布擰干。
He reloaded the gun , took aim , and then squeezed (= pulled back) the trigger . 他重新上好子彈，瞄準目標，然后扣動了扳機。
figurative The studio is using all sorts of marketing tricks to squeeze as much profit from the movie as they can. 該制片廠使出種種營銷伎倆，從電影中榨取盡可能多的利潤。
[ 及物動詞：后面接賓語的動詞 ]
If you are squeezed by financial demands , they cause you financial problems .
給…帶來財務困難，使陷入財務困境
Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation . 重稅使小企業(yè)在財務上捉襟見肘。
例句
squeeze verb (MOVE)
[ 不及物動詞：后面不接賓語的動詞 后面必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to get in, through, under, etc. with difficulty
（困難地）擠進，擠過
She squeezed through the crowd and found a seat at the front . 她從人群中擠過去，在前面找了個座位。
They managed to squeeze under the fence and get into the festival without paying . 他們沒付錢，而是從圍欄下硬擠過去，進入了慶祝會場。
習語
squeeze sb dry短語動詞
squeeze (sb/sth) in/squeeze (sb/sth) into sthsqueeze sb/sth in
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