squash
squash1
verb
[with obj.]
squash2
(复同单，或squashes)
verb
[with obj.]
- crush or squeeze (something) with force so that it becomes flat, soft, or out of shape
把…压扁（或压烂、压变形）
wash and squash the cans before depositing them.
在存放这些铁罐以前把它们洗净并压扁。
[as adj. squashed]a squashed packet of cigarettes.
一包压扁的香烟。
■[with obj. and adverbial]squeeze or force (someone or something) into a small or restricted space
硬放，硬塞
she squashed some of her clothes inside the bag.
她把一些衣服硬塞进那个袋子。
■[no obj., with adverbial of direction]make one's way into a small or restricted space
用力挤进，硬挤入
I squashed into the middle of the crowd.
我用力挤到人群的中间。
■suppress, stifle, or subdue (a feeling, conjecture, or action)
压制，抑制，克制（感情，揣测，动作）
the mournful sound did nothing to squash her high spirits.
这悲哀的声音根本无法抑制她高昂的情绪。
■firmly reject (an idea or suggestion)
断然拒绝（主意，建议）
the proposal was immediately squashed by the Heritage Department.
这项建议立即遭到遗产部的断然拒绝。
■silence or discomfit (someone), typically by making a remark intended to embarrass or humiliate them
（用令人难堪的或羞辱性言语）把…镇住；使无言以对
she needled him with such venom that Seb was visibly squashed.
她使用了那么恶毒的语言来刺激，塞伯显然无言以对。
- [in sing.]a state of being squeezed or forced into a small or restricted space
硬挤，硬塞
it was a bit of a squash but he didn't seem to mind.
有点挤，但他似乎并不介意。
■[count noun](dated)a social gathering or informal meeting
(旧)社交聚会；集会
a poetry squash in London.
在伦敦举行的诗歌集会。 - [mass noun](Brit.)a concentrated liquid made from fruit juice and sugar, which is diluted to make a drink
(英)果汁饮料
orange squash.
橙汁饮料。 - (亦作 squash rackets)[mass noun]a game in which two players use rackets to hit a small, soft rubber ball against the walls of a closed court
软式墙网球，壁球 - (Biology)a preparation of softened tissue that has been made thin for microscopic examination by gently compressing or tapping it
(生)（供显微镜观察用的）软化组织薄片；压片
- mid 16th cent. (as a verb): alteration of quash
squash2
(复同单，或squashes)
- an edible gourd, the flesh of which may be cooked and eaten as a vegetable
南瓜，倭瓜；笋瓜；西葫芦 - the trailing plant of the gourd family which produces this fruit
南瓜属植物 - Genus Cucurbita, family Cucurbitaceae: many species and varieties, including the winter squashes and summer squashes
南瓜属，葫芦科：多种，多品种，包括笋瓜和矮生西葫芦
- mid 17th cent.: abbreviation of Narragansett asquutasquash
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