squeeze

🇺🇸 /skwiːz/ 🇬🇧 /skwiːz/
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難度
標籤 TOP3000Oxford5000CEFR-B2
verb
C1

to press something firmly, often with your fingers

She gently squeezed the soft toy.

她輕輕地捏了捏那個柔軟的玩具。

C1

to press something hard to get liquid out

Squeeze the orange to get fresh juice.

擠壓柳橙以獲取新鮮果汁。

C1

to push into a tight space

They had to squeeze through the narrow door.

他們不得不擠過那扇狹窄的門。

R

to force someone to give you something

He tried to squeeze money from his friends.

他試圖從朋友那裡榨取錢財。

R

to reduce money or resources

The new taxes will squeeze family budgets.

新稅收將擠壓家庭預算。

noun
R

a firm press with your hand

A friendly squeeze on the shoulder made her feel better.

肩膀上友好的輕捏讓她感覺好多了。

R

a small amount of liquid from pressing

Add a squeeze of lime to your drink.

在你的飲料中加入一點萊姆汁。

R

a tight fit in a small space

It was a tight squeeze getting all the bags in the car.

把所有包包都塞進車裡真是擠得緊緊的。

R

a difficult situation with less money

Many families feel the financial squeeze these days.

如今許多家庭都感受到了財務壓力。

R

a romantic partner

She introduced her new squeeze at the party.

她在派對上介紹了她的新戀人。

translation

v. 擠壓, 榨取, 擠入, 逼迫, 緊縮
n. 緊握, 擠出的少量液體, 擁擠的空間, 經濟困難, 戀人

詞形變化

3rd Present squeezes
Progressive squeezing
Past squeezed
Perfect squeezed
Plural squeezes