| 释义 |
squeeze /skwēz/ transitive verb- To crush, press hard, compress
- To grasp tightly
- To embrace
- To force by pressing
- To effect, render, or put by pressing
- To crush the juice or liquid from
- (with off) to fire (a bullet)
- To force to discard winning cards
- To fleece, extort from
- To take a rubbing of
intransitive verb- To press
- To crowd
- To crush
- To force a way
- To yield to pressure
noun- The act of squeezing
- Pressure
- A restriction or time of restriction (usu financial or commercial)
- A crowded assembly
- An embrace
- A close grasp
- A portion withheld and appropriated as by an official
- A rubbing
- A few drops obtained by squeezing
- Play that forces an opponent to discard a potentially winning card (also squeeze play; bridge)
- A girlfriend or boyfriend (informal)
ORIGIN: Origin obscure squeezabilˈity noun squeezˈable adjective squeezˈer noun - Someone who squeezes
- An instrument, machine or part for squeezing
- A playing card marked in the corner with suit and value
squeezˈing noun and adjective squeezˈy adjective - Squeezable
- Confined, cramped, contracted
squeezeˈ-box noun (informal) A concertina, accordion squeezy bottle or (esp US) squeeze bottle noun A flexible plastic bottle, eg for washing-up liquid, that is squeezed to force out the contents put the squeeze on (informal) To extort money from squeeze home To win, succeed, etc with difficulty or narrowly |