squash/'skwɒʃ/

vt

1. 压碎；挤压

• squashed apples 挤烂的苹果

• He sat on my handbag and squashed it. 他把我的手提包坐扁了。

• The frog got run over by the car and was squashed. 那只青蛙被车碾死了。

2. 硬塞；挤进去

• You squashed too many clothes into the suitcase. 你的皮箱里塞了太多衣服。

• Are you able to squash all the books into such a small shelf? 你能把所有的书都放进这么小的书架里吗？

3. 非正式 粉碎；镇压；消除；破坏

• We squashed their scheme. 我们粉碎了他们的阴谋。

• squash a strike 镇压罢工

• Her words squashed my doubts. 她的话消除了我的疑虑。

• They tried hard to squash our plan. 他们千方百计想破坏我们的计划。

vi 硬挤；挤进去

• The fat man squashed into the back seat. 那个胖子费劲挤进了后坐。

• There's no room for one to squash in. 没有地方再挤进一个人了。

• We squashed through the crowd and reached the gate. 我们挤过人群来到门口。

词组squash up

1. 挤成一团；挤坏

• The oranges have been squashed up. 桔子已经被挤烂了。

2. 口 挤紧

• If we squash up, there'll be more room for others. 要是我们挤挤，还能给别人腾出些地方。