英语词汇“to put the squeeze on”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

b. In figurative use. Colloquial phrase (originally U.S.) to put the squeeze on (someone): to exert influence on (someone) to act in a particular way, to ‘pressurize’ someone. Also without indirect object.

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the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > pressure > an act of

squeeze1711

squeeze play1916

the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > pressurize

to put (also bring, exert) pressure on1853

squeeze1888

pressure1911

high-pressure1925

to put the lug on1929

to put the squeeze on1941

pressurize1945

to turn the heat on1957

to lean on1960

1711 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 227 A rogue that writes a newspaper..has reflected on me in one of his papers; but the secretary has taken him up, and he shall have a squeeze extraordinary.

1777 J. Wedgwood Let. 13 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 204 Mrs. Du Burk's assurance in asking us to pay her debts is very great... It is another squeeze, and I would not pay a stiver.

1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians Introd. p. viii A squeeze and a gripe too often advertised the towns beneath, that..Athens had as much need of external as of native resources.

1850 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) II. 182 It begins again, the old pressure and squeeze of books and old routine.

1887 Spectator 21 May 675/2 A gentle squeeze to the Sultan might effect some improvement.

1941 E. B. White Let. 24 June (1967) 210 I am writing you direct to put the old personal squeeze on you.

1942 R. Chandler High Window (1943) xxxiii. 220 She hired me to..put the squeeze on Linda for a divorce.

1949 Ann. Reg. 1948 6 The tension was not relaxed, for there now began the Russian ‘squeeze’ in Berlin.

1954 ‘J. Christopher’ Twenty-second Cent. 21 They're putting the squeeze on. But there's got to be an excuse before they can swallow us.

1969 A. G. Frank Lat. Amer. xxv. 394 The imperialist squeeze obliges them to react by squeezing their workers.

1978 S. Brill Teamsters vi. 217 Spilotro's army of enforcers..put the squeeze on hard-pressed loan~shark victims.

单词	to put the squeeze on
释义	> as lemmas to put the squeeze on b. In figurative use. Colloquial phrase (originally U.S.) to put the squeeze on (someone): to exert influence on (someone) to act in a particular way, to ‘pressurize’ someone. Also without indirect object. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > [noun] > pressure > an act of squeeze1711 squeeze play1916 the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > pressurize to put (also bring, exert) pressure on1853 squeeze1888 pressure1911 high-pressure1925 to put the lug on1929 to put the squeeze on1941 pressurize1945 to turn the heat on1957 to lean on1960 1711 J. Swift Lett. (1767) III. 227 A rogue that writes a newspaper..has reflected on me in one of his papers; but the secretary has taken him up, and he shall have a squeeze extraordinary. 1777 J. Wedgwood Let. 13 Apr. in Sel. Lett. (1965) 204 Mrs. Du Burk's assurance in asking us to pay her debts is very great... It is another squeeze, and I would not pay a stiver. 1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians Introd. p. viii A squeeze and a gripe too often advertised the towns beneath, that..Athens had as much need of external as of native resources. 1850 H. W. Longfellow in S. Longfellow Life H. W. Longfellow (1891) II. 182 It begins again, the old pressure and squeeze of books and old routine. 1887 Spectator 21 May 675/2 A gentle squeeze to the Sultan might effect some improvement. 1941 E. B. White Let. 24 June (1967) 210 I am writing you direct to put the old personal squeeze on you. 1942 R. Chandler High Window (1943) xxxiii. 220 She hired me to..put the squeeze on Linda for a divorce. 1949 Ann. Reg. 1948 6 The tension was not relaxed, for there now began the Russian ‘squeeze’ in Berlin. 1954 ‘J. Christopher’ Twenty-second Cent. 21 They're putting the squeeze on. But there's got to be an excuse before they can swallow us. 1969 A. G. Frank Lat. Amer. xxv. 394 The imperialist squeeze obliges them to react by squeezing their workers. 1978 S. Brill Teamsters vi. 217 Spilotro's army of enforcers..put the squeeze on hard-pressed loan~shark victims. extracted from squeezen. < as lemmas
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