| 单词 | squeeze |
| 释义 | Word Frequency squeeze(skwiːz) verb (mainly tr) 1. to grip or press firmly, esp so as to crush or distort; compress 2. to crush or press (something) so as to extract (a liquid) to squeeze the juice from an orange to squeeze an orange 3. to apply gentle pressure to, as in affection or reassurance he squeezed her hand 4. to push or force in a confined space to squeeze six lettuces into one box to squeeze through a crowd 5. to hug closely 6. to oppress with exacting demands, such as excessive taxes 7. to exert pressure on (someone) in order to extort (something): to squeeze money out of a victim by blackmail 8. (intransitive) to yield under pressure 9. to make an impression of (a coin, etc) in a soft substance 10. bridge, whist to lead a card that forces (opponents) to discard potentially winning cards noun 11. the act or an instance of squeezing or of being squeezed 12. a hug or handclasp 13. a crush of people in a confined space 14. mainly British a condition of restricted credit imposed by a government to counteract price inflation 15. an impression, esp of a coin, etc, made in a soft substance 16. an amount extracted by squeezing add a squeeze of lemon juice 17. business any action taken by a trader or traders on a market that forces buyers to make purchases and prices to rise 18. informal pressure brought to bear in order to extort something (esp in the phrase put the squeeze on) 19. Also called: squeeze play bridge, whist a manoeuvre that forces opponents to discard potentially winning cards 20. informal a person with whom one is having a romantic relationship Derived forms squeezable (ˈsqueezable) adjective squeezability (ˌsqueezaˈbility) noun squeezer (ˈsqueezer) noun Word origin C16: from Middle English queysen to press, from Old English cwӯsan |
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