单词	squash
释义	verb | noun squashsquash1 /skwɑʃ, skwɔʃ/ ●●○ verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYsquash1 Origin: 1500-1600 Old French esquasser, from Latin quassare to shake Verb Table VERB TABLE squash Simple Form Present I, you, we, they squash he, she, it squashes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squashed Present perfect I, you, we, they have squashed he, she, it has squashed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squashed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will squash Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squashed Continuous Form Present I am squashing he, she, it is squashing you, we, they are squashing Past I, he, she, it was squashing you, we, they were squashing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squashing he, she, it has been squashing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squashing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squashing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squashing Collocations COLLOCATIONS► got ... squashed  The cake got a little squashed on the way here. Thesaurus THESAURUSheavy weight► press to put pressure or weight on something to make it flat, crush it, etc.:  The crop is then gathered and the grapes are pressed. ► squash to press something and damage it by making it flat:  Put the tomatoes where they won’t get squashed. ► crush to press something very hard so that it is broken or destroyed:  His leg was crushed between the car and the wall. ► mash to press fruit or cooked vegetables until they are soft and smooth:  Mash the potatoes well. ► grind to press and cut something into small pieces or powder using a special machine:  The flour used to be ground between these two circular stones. ► squeeze to press something from both sides, usually with your fingers:  Squeeze the toothpaste tube from the bottom. ► pinch to press someone’s skin between your finger and thumb:  Mom! Anna pinched me, and it really hurt! ► compress formal to press something so that it takes up less space:  The pump compresses the air, forcing it through a tube into the tire. ► compact formal to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid:  The machine compacts household trash. 1 [transitive] to press something into a flatter shape, often breaking or damaging it:  The cake got a little squashed on the way here.► see thesaurus at press12informal [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to push yourself or something else into a space that is too small3informal [transitive] to defeat an opponent completely4[transitive] to use your power or authority to stop something, especially something that is causing trouble SYN quash5[transitive] to control or ignore an emotion [Origin: 1500–1600 Old French esquasser, from Latin quassare to shake] verb | noun squashsquash2 ●●○ noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYsquash2 Origin: (1-2,4) 1800-1900 ➔ SQUASH1(in sense 1, because of the softness of the ball) (3) 1600-1700 Natick and Narragansett askutasquash 1[countable, uncountable] one of a group of large heavy hard fruits, such as pumpkins and zucchini, that are eaten as vegetables2[uncountable] a game played by two people who use rackets to hit a small rubber ball against the four walls of a square court
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