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单词 masher
释义
mashmash1 /mæʃ/ (also mash up) verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
mash
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theymash
he, she, itmashes
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theymashed
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave mashed
he, she, ithas mashed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad mashed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill mash
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have mashed
Continuous Form
PresentIam mashing
he, she, itis mashing
you, we, theyare mashing
PastI, he, she, itwas mashing
you, we, theywere mashing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been mashing
he, she, ithas been mashing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been mashing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be mashing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been mashing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Mash the banana and add it to the batter.
  • Mash the bananas and add them to the mixture.
  • Boil the potatoes and then mash them up.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Continue stirring and mashing potatoes for about 5 minutes, or until the water is absorbed and potatoes are soft and lumpy.
  • Drain then mash them and leave to cool for 5 minutes.
  • I take the hand that he mashed in greeting me, and work the knuckles with the fingers of my other hand.
  • Steam or bake winter squash of your choice, then mash with butter and serve as a colorful alternative to mashed potatoes.
  • The other boy will mash tea a dozen times a day - your house becomes a transport cafe.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to push something down or against a surface with your fingers or foot: · The doctor gently pressed her stomach.· To move forward, press the accelerator.· I pressed ‘delete’ and started again.
to press something inwards from both sides: · It’s one of those balls that make a funny noise when you squeeze it.· Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the sauce.
to press something against a surface accidentally and damage it by making it flat: · Don’t squash the tomatoes.· He sat on my hat and squashed it.
to press something very hard so that it breaks into very small pieces, or is very badly damaged: · Crush two cloves of garlic.· The front of the car was completely crushed in the crash.
to press cooked vegetables or fruit until they are soft and smooth: · Mash the potatoes while they are warm.· Babies love mashed bananas.
to press something solid until it becomes a powder, using a machine or tool: · the machine that grinds the corn· freshly ground coffee
Longman Language Activatorto press something so hard that it breaks, folds, or becomes flat
to damage something, especially something soft, by pressing it and making it flat: · Someone sat on my hat and squashed it.· He wouldn't even squash a fly, let alone murder someone.squash something flat: · He squashed the can flat between his hands.
to press something so hard that it gets damaged or broken into pieces: · His leg was crushed in the accident.· Coconuts have to be crushed in order to extract their oil.· He closed his fist over the flower, crushing it into a pulp.
to squash something until it is completely flat: · He fell against me so heavily I thought he was going to flatten me.· Her little car was completely flattened in the accident.
to press fruit or cooked vegetables with a fork or similar tool, until they are soft and smooth: · Mash the bananas and add them to the mixture.mash something up/mash up something: · Boil the potatoes and then mash them up.
to break something such as coffee beans or corn into powder, using a machine or special tool: · Grind some black pepper over the salad.grind something into something: · These huge stones were once used for grinding wheat into flour.
to press or hit something repeatedly, especially using a tool, so that it breaks into very small pieces or becomes soft or flat: · He pounded some garlic and ginger and put it in the pan.pound something flat: · Here the loose earth had been pounded flat by thousands of feet.
to crush a fruit or vegetable using special equipment to remove the juice, oil etc: · Friends come to help us gather the crop and press the grapes.· Enough olives had been gathered and pressed to produce 1000 litres of cooking oil.
to press a piece of paper or cloth into the shape of a ball: screw up something: · Sally screwed up the letter she was writing and threw it into the wastebasket.screw something/it up: · He screwed his handkerchief up into a ball and put it in his pocket.
to press a piece of paper or cloth so that it becomes smaller or bent: · He crumpled the cheque and threw it across the room.· Crumple up the bedclothes so it looks as though you slept there.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(=crush them until they are smooth, after boiling them)
(=boiled and crushed until smooth)· I like sausages with mashed potatoes.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· It was seven o'clock in the evening and Lowell was mashing up cat biscuits in hot water for Middy.· Anyway, in order to close the suitcase, we end up mashing down all our carefully folded stacks of clothes.· Maria, aged 18 months, would drink milk only with a rusk mashed up in her bottle.
NOUN
· Using a potato masher, mash the beans to a paste in the remaining liquid.· Using an electric mixer or potato masher, mash potatoes until almost smooth.
 to crush something, especially a food that has been cooked, until it is soft and smooth:  Mash the bananas.—masher noun [countable]:  a potato masher
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