单词	squeeze
释义	verb | noun squeezesqueeze1 /skwiz/ ●●● S3 verb Etymology ETYMOLOGYsqueeze1 Origin: 1500-1600 quease to press, squeeze (15-17 centuries), from Old English cwysan Verb Table VERB TABLE squeeze Simple Form Present I, you, we, they squeeze he, she, it squeezes Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they squeezed Present perfect I, you, we, they have squeezed he, she, it has squeezed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had squeezed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will squeeze Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have squeezed Continuous Form Present I am squeezing he, she, it is squeezing you, we, they are squeezing Past I, he, she, it was squeezing you, we, they were squeezing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been squeezing he, she, it has been squeezing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been squeezing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be squeezing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been squeezing 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. 1PRESS WITH HAND [intransitive, transitive] to press something firmly in, especially with your hand:  Cathy gently squeezed my hand.► see thesaurus at press12PRESS LIQUID OUT [transitive] to press or twist something in order to get liquid out of it:  First, squeeze the oranges.squeeze something out of something She squeezed the water out of her hair.squeeze something on/onto something Emily squeezed lemon into her tea.3FIT INTO SMALL SPACE [intransitive always + adv./prep., transitive always + adv./prep.] to make something fit into a space or pass through an opening that is too small, or to get into such a space or pass through such an opening: squeeze into/through/past/between Five of us squeezed into the back seat of the car. Could I just squeeze past?squeeze somebody/something into something Somehow I squeezed the car into the tiny parking space.squeeze (somebody/something) in We could probably squeeze one more person in.4squeeze your eyes shut/closed to close your eyes very tightly5BARELY SUCCEED squeeze out/into/through something to succeed, win, or pass a test, class, or competition by a very small amount so that you just barely avoid failure:  Atlanta managed to squeeze out a one-point victory.6LIMIT MONEY [transitive] social studies, economics to strictly limit the amount of money that is available to a company or organization so that it is difficult for them to do things:  Cuts in federal funding are squeezing poor families.[Origin: 1500–1600 quease to press, squeeze (15–17 centuries), from Old English cwysan]squeeze in phrasal verb squeeze somebody/something ↔ in to manage to meet someone or do something although you are very busy:  We’ll see if we can squeeze in a round of golf. I could squeeze you in at 4:00.squeeze out phrasal verb1squeeze somebody/something ↔ out to force someone or something to stop taking part in something by making it very difficult to continue:  Local bookstores are being squeezed out by national chains.2squeeze something ↔ out to squeeze something wet in order to remove the liquid from it:  Squeeze the cloth out first.squeeze something out of somebody phrasal verb to force someone to tell you something:  See if you can squeeze more information out of them. verb | noun squeezesqueeze2 noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS► gave ... a squeeze  Henry reached over and gave her arm a squeeze. ► feel the ... squeeze  Small businesses are beginning to feel the financial squeeze. 1[countable] an act of pressing something firmly, usually with your hands:  Henry reached over and gave her arm a squeeze.2a (tight) squeeze a situation in which there is just barely enough room for things or people to fit somewhere:  It’ll be a tight squeeze, but you can ride in the back seat.3[singular] social studies, economics a situation in which salaries, prices, borrowing money, etc. are strictly controlled so that it becomes difficult for someone to do something:  Small businesses are beginning to feel the financial squeeze.4a squeeze of lemon/lime etc. a small amount of juice obtained by squeezing a piece of fruit5put the squeeze on somebody informal to try to persuade someone to do something, especially by using threats6a squeeze play7your/her/his (main) squeeze informal humorous someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend
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