单词 | crush |
释义 | crush v. & n. --vtr.   1. compress with force or violence, so as to break, bruise, etc.   2. reduce to powder by pressure.   3. crease or crumple by rough handling.   4. defeat or subdue completely (crushed by my reply). --n   1. an act of crushing.   2. a crowded mass of people.   3. a drink made from the juice of crushed fruit.   4. colloq. a (usu. foll. by on) a (usu. passing) infatuation. b the object of an infatuation (who's the latest crush?). Phrases and idioms crush bar a place in a theatre for audiences to buy drinks in the intervals. crush barrier a barrier, esp. a temporary one, for restraining a crowd. Derivatives crushable adj. crusher n. crushingly adv. Etymology: ME f. AF crussir, corussier, OF croissir, cruissir, gnash (teeth), crack, f. Rmc |
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