1 to press sb/sth hard so that he/she/it is broken, damaged or injured 压碎;压破;压坏;压伤:
Most of the eggs got crushed when she sat on them.她坐上去的时候大部份鸡蛋都给压破了。He was crushed to death by a lorry.他被卡车压死了。
2crush sth (up) to break sth into very small pieces or a powder 弄碎;捣碎;压碎:
Crush the garlic and fry in oil.先把蒜捣碎,再在油里爆一下。☞picture at squeeze 见squeeze插图
3 to defeat sb/sth completely 彻底击败:
The army was sent in to crush the rebellion.军队被派去镇压叛乱。
crush²
/krʌʃ ||; krʌʃ/noun
1 [sing] a large group of people in a small space 拥挤的人群:
There was such a crush that I couldn't get near the bar.那里挤满了人,我无法走近酒吧间。
2 [C] (informal 非正式)a crush (on sb) a strong feeling of love for sb that only usually lasts for a short time (通常指短暂的)狂热的爱,迷恋:
Maria had a huge crushon her teacher.玛丽亚曾极其迷恋她的老师。
crush1/krʌʃ; krʌʃ/v [T]1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎﹐压坏﹐压扁: The car was crushed by a falling tree. 车子被一棵倒下的树压坏了。crush sb/sth under/beneath/against etc sth She was crushed under the wheels of a car. 她被车辗伤了。People were crushed to death by the crowd. 有些人被人群压死了。see box at见 PRESS1 方框see picture on page 见 A4 页图2 to use severe methods to defeat someone 镇压: crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc The revolt was crushed by the government. 这场起义被政府镇压了。3 to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc 粉碎〔某人的希望﹑信心等〕: crush sb's hopes/enthusiasm etc Her hopes were cruelly crushed. 她的希望被残酷地粉碎了。
crush2n 1 [C] a strong feeling of love for someone that continues only for a short time〔对某人短时间的〕迷恋: I had a huge crush on my tutor. 我十分迷恋我的老师。see box at见 LOVE1 方框2 [singular 单数] a crowd of people in a very small space 拥挤的人群: At last we managed to get through the crush. 我们终于挤过了人群。
crushcrushcrushescrushedcrushingverb (crushes, crushing, crushed)to press something very hard so that you break or damage it: She sat on my hat and crushed it.