crush

crush
verb
[with obj.]
  1. press or squeeze (someone or something) with force or violence, typically causing serious damage or injury
    压碎；压坏；压伤
    a labourer was crushed to death by a lorry.
    一个劳工被卡车压死了。
    [as adj. crushed]the crushed remains of a Ford Cortina.
    福特•科尔蒂那的残骸。
    ■reduce (something) to a powder or pulp by exerting strong pressure on it
    捣碎；碾平；碾碎；榨；榨出
    you can crush a pill between two spoons.
    你可以用两把勺子碾碎药片。
    ■crease or crumple (cloth or paper)
    弄皱；压皱（布或纸）
    [as adj. crushed]crushed trousers and a crumpled jacket.
    压皱的长裤和上衣。
    ■(of a government or state) violently subdue (opposition or a rebellion)
    （政府，国家）镇压；征服（反抗或暴乱）
    the government had taken elaborate precautions to crush any resistance.
    政府采取了严密措施镇压任何反抗。
    ■bring about a feeling of overwhelming disappointment or embarrassment in (someone)
    使…极度失望；使…非常尴尬
    his defeat crushed a lot of left-wing supporters.
    他的失败使许多左翼分子深感失望。
    [as adj. crushing]the news came as a crushing blow.
    这个消息无异于晴天霹雳。
noun
  1. [usu. in sing.]a crowd of people pressed closely together, especially in an enclosed space
    （尤指封闭地方的）拥挤的人群
    a number of youngsters fainted in the crush.
    一些年轻人在拥挤的人群中晕倒了。
  2. (informal)a brief but intense infatuation for someone, especially someone unattainable or inappropriate
    (非正式)（尤指对无法得到或不合适的人的）热恋；迷恋
    she did have a crush on Dr Russell.
    她确实迷恋过拉塞尔医生。
  3. [mass noun]a drink made from the juice of pressed fruit
    果汁
    lemon crush.
    柠檬汁。
  4. (亦作 crush-pen)a fenced passage with one narrow end used for handling cattle or sheep
    （牛，羊的）漏斗状围栏
    ■a movable metal cage used for such a purpose
    分群栏
派生
crushable
adjective
crusher
noun
crushingly
adverb
语源
  1. Middle English: from Old French cruissir, 'gnash (teeth) or crack', of unknown origin
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