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单词 crushed
释义 crushed, ppl. a.|krʌʃt|
[f. crush v. + -ed.]
1. a. Bruised or broken by pressure; pressed or squeezed out of shape; fig. overwhelmed, subdued utterly.
1599Shakes. Hen. V, i. ii. 175 That is but a crush'd necessity.1795Southey Joan of Arc viii. 166 The crush'd and mangled corpse.1851–5G. Brimley Ess. 248 To awaken his crushed intelligence.
b. Of fabrics: pressed between rollers or otherwise processed to produce an irregular surface.
1895Montgomery Ward Catal. Spring & Summer 598/2 Fine mohair, crushed plush, silk faced tapestry.1939M. B. Picken Lang. Fashion 40/1 Crushed leather, novelty treatment giving to leather a round, slightly bumpy grain similar to blistered fabric.1957Fashion Doct. 91/1 Crushed velvet, velvet processed to have an irregular surface.1970Observer Mag. 13 Dec. 35/1 Crushed velvet has a fashionable antiqued look.1983Truckin' Life Nov. 65/1 The cab is..padded and lined throughout in russet crushed velour.1984Sears Catal. 1985 Spring/Summer 39 Oversized crushed nylon bag with adjustable shoulder strap.
2. Bruised or broken down into small pieces or powder.
1855Johnston Chem. Com. Life iv. (1879) 58 Crushed bones are strewed over a meadow.1875Ure Dict. Arts III. 943 There are three classes of sugar-refineries in this country, the chief productions of which are, respectively: 1st, Loaf-sugar; 2nd, Crystals..3rd, Crushed sugar.
3. crushed morocco (Bookbinding): morocco leather, grained, shaved thin, pressed between iron plates, and polished. crushed strawberry: the colour of strawberries when crushed or bruised. Similarly crushed raspberry.
1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork iii. 165 Wine color, pomegranate, Indian-red, crushed strawberry.1897[see strawberry 7].1906S. W. Bushell Chinese Art II. 40 The brilliant sang de bœuf..is now succeeded by its derivative of softer hue,..peau de pêche (peach-bloom) or crushed strawberry (fraise écrasée).1931R. Lehmann Let. to Sister 9 A patch of those crushed-raspberry, button chrysanthemums.
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