| 单词 | crush |
| 释义 | crush (krʌʃ ) Word forms: crushes , crushing , crushed 1. verb To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces. Andrew crushed his empty can. [VERB noun] Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank. [VERB noun] Peel and crush the garlic. [VERB noun] ...crushed ice. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: squash, pound, break, smash 2. verb To crush a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force. The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising. [VERB noun] ...in his bid to crush the rebels. [VERB noun] Four times this season they have scored four goals or more in crushing opponents. [VERB noun] Synonyms: overcome, overwhelm, put down, subdue crushing uncountable noun ...the violent crushing of anti-government demonstrations. [+ of] 3. verb [usually passive] If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal. Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it. [be VERB-ed] Synonyms: demoralize, depress, devastate, discourage 4. verb [usually passive] If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them. We were at the front, crushed against the stage. [be VERB-ed preposition] 5. countable noun [usually singular] A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush. Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans. 6. countable noun If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them. [informal] She had a crush on you, you know. [+ on] I'd got over my schoolgirl crush. 7. crush it phrase If you crush it, you succeed completely in doing something. [informal] She certainly crushed it, finishing over three minutes ahead of her nearest rival. Female-led movies, especially comedies, have been crushing it lately. Collocations: crush a dream Not that the man about town will let a little thing like money crush his dreams. The Sun It crushed her dream of a large family. The Sun But a motorbike accident seriously injured his leg, crushing his dreams. The Sun I try to be rational with him, but don't want to crush his dreams. The Sun But sky-high house prices, restrictions on mortgage lending and vindictive levels of stamp duty have crushed the dream for many. The Sun Government forces have vowed to pursue their military advantage and crush the rebellion but diplomats are hopeful that a peace deal will be reached in the next few days. Times, Sunday Times The army launched a major offensive to crush the rebellion and in the process augmented its reputation for brutality among the southerners. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The army moved quickly and in force to crush the rebellion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ultimately, they brought in the militia to crush the rebellion and hanged its leaders. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Two weeks later a whole corps of government troops crushed the rebellion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Crush a tablet into a paste and leave on the blemish for a couple of minutes. The Sun Users either crush the tablet and ingest or snort it, or dilute it in water and inject it. Globe and Mail Mistakes include giving pills at the wrong time, incorrect doses, crushing tablets and not cleaning out tubes. The Sun The purpose of this formulation was to prevent people from crushing the tablet for intravenous injection or intranasal ingestion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Arsenal lost 2-1 but crushed their opponents 5-0 at home in the return leg. Times, Sunday Times His overriding ambition, he once admitted, was total control, and he has pursued that objective with relentless single-mindedness, crushing opponents and critics. The Times Literary Supplement However, in 1771 he crushed his opponents. Times, Sunday Times They crushed their opponents yesterday. Times, Sunday Times He can also launch his punches and roll into a ball to crush opponents. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The increasingly hard line taken by the authorities to crush dissent has drawn a growing number of protests internationally. Times, Sunday Times Earlier yesterday they were banned from working on the streets, making it easier for the riot police to crush dissent through force. Times, Sunday Times His regular philosophical pronouncements have fostered the misconception that he believes in something other than maintaining his personal grip by fomenting fear and crushing dissent. Times, Sunday Times There are concerns that the ever closer union between the bloc's two most powerful economies could create a juggernaut capable of crushing dissent beneath its wheels. Times, Sunday Times But how can we ensure they are immune to corruption in a country run with an iron grip by one man, crushing dissent and holding sham elections? The Sun Peel, chop and crush garlic, with a pinch of salt, into a paste. Times, Sunday Times Chop and crush garlic with a pinch of salt to make a juicy paste. Times, Sunday Times Crush garlic, flake away skin, chop and sprinkle with a pinch of salt. Times, Sunday Times Chop and crush garlic with pinch of salt. Times, Sunday Times Crush garlic to a paste with a pinch of salt. Times, Sunday Times Your desire to get ahead will see you crush the competition, but not everyone agrees with your methods. The Sun Finally, there's a devious banker who gives speeches about spiders and vows to crush all competition. Times, Sunday Times This intellectual monopoly has ended up not just crushing the competition but also destroying itself from within. Times, Sunday Times Both sides' outriders believe the other to be so dangerous that they wish to crush the opposition with an outcome so decisive that it cannot be reversed. Times, Sunday Times You're rewarded for dodgy driving: careering through the scenery builds up the power to boost your car through buildings and crush any opposition in your path. Times, Sunday Times He said that she had only gone ahead to crush any opposition and that we weren't living in some dictatorship. The Sun The security forces have failed to crush the opposition. Times, Sunday Times I am definitely going to crush the opposition. Times, Sunday Times The regime resorted to massive vote-rigging and crushed the protests that followed. Times, Sunday Times The government crushed the protests after months of clashes, but amid an economic crisis aggravated by the slump in oil prices, fresh demonstrations have begun. Times, Sunday Times However, their spirits remain unbroken and although the regime has used terror and brute force to crush the protests they are confident that the resistance will continue. Times, Sunday Times His downfall also underscores the stark choice facing other autocrats and dictators in the region: flee while they still can or stay put and hope they can crush the protests. Times, Sunday Times An attempt by police to crush the protests at the weekend left several people dead and more than 200 injured. Times, Sunday Times His twin objectives were to restore communications between the two cities and to crush any resistance encountered on the way. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The operation failed to crush the resistance, and popular resentment toward the occupation grew stronger than ever. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Seizing key buildings, they crushed the resistance in the working class quarters. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Neither snow, heat, marsh, forest, nor enemy, however superior numerically, could crush their spirit. Times, Sunday Times But it didn't crush the spirit of the 21-year-old. The Sun You can never crush the spirit of the people! Times, Sunday Times His early rejection did not crush her spirit. Times, Sunday Times It would take something similar to crush his spirit. Times, Sunday Times And he obviously developed a crush on her? Times, Sunday Times I developed a crush on the 24-year-old instructor, who had good skin and made paintings of people with exquisite skin. Times, Sunday Times Flattered, she developed a crush on him. The Sun He has also, not uncoincidentally, developed a crush on the palace florist. Times, Sunday Times Rose develops a crush on a friend from poetry class. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I am 17 and have had a huge crush on my next-door neighbour for ages. The Sun I'm 25 and have a huge crush on a guy at work. The Sun She was a huge crush. The Sun I've had a huge crush on her dad for a very long time. The Sun She changes from a confident, mature person, to something more like a typical schoolgirl with a huge crush. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A teenage crush can be very powerful but you now need to forget him. The Sun She was my biggest teenage crush. Times,Sunday Times It was a privilege to get to know him; he was my teenage crush. Times, Sunday Times Then, thrown into the mix, are normal teenage crushes. Times, Sunday Times There are unforgettable teenage crushes ('the love that was not yet love') and attempts to penetrate and control other people's inner selves. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 压碎, 拥挤的人群 Japanese: 押しつぶす, 人込み |
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