1 [T] squeeze sth (out);squeeze sth (from/out of sth) to press sth hard for a particular purpose 挤;榨;:
She squeezed his hand as a sign of affection.她紧握他的手表示爱意。to squeeze a tube of toothpaste挤牙膏Squeeze a lemon/the juice of a lemon into a glass.将柠檬汁挤在杯子里。I squeezed the water out of the cloth.我将布拧干了。
2 [I,T] squeeze (sb/sth) into, through, etc sth;squeeze (sb/sth) through, in, past, etc to force sb/sth into or through a small space (使)挤进或挤过 ·
We can squeeze another person into the back of the car.我们汽车的后座还可以多挤一个人。There was just room for the bus to squeeze past.地方刚好够那辆公共汽车挤过去。
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/skwi:z ||; skwiz/noun
1 [C] an act of pressing sth firmly 挤;榨;:
He gave her hand a squeeze and told her he loved her.他紧握她的手,对她说他爱她。
2 [C] the amount of liquid that you get from squeezing an orange, a lemon, etc 榨出的汁:
a squeeze of lemon榨出来的柠檬汁
3 [sing] a situation where there is not much space 挤;拥挤:
It was a tight squeeze to get everybody around the table.大家都围着桌子坐,挤得很。
4 [C] [usu.sing] an effort to use less money, time, etc, especially with the result that there is not enough (钱、时间等的)紧缩(尤指因为不够用)
squeeze1/skwiz; skwiːz/v 1 [T] to press something from both sides, usually with your fingers 挤﹐压﹐捏: She squeezed his hand reassuringly. 她捏捏他的手﹐让他心里踏实。see box at见 PRESS1 方框see picture on page 见 A10 页图2 [T] to twist or press something in order to get liquid out of it 挤出﹐压出﹐榨出〔液体〕: squeeze sth out Can you squeeze a bit more juice out? 你能再挤一点汁水出来吗?see picture on page 见 A4 页图3 [I,T] to try to make yourself or a thing fit into a small space [ squash ] (使)挤进﹐塞入: +in/into/through etc Can you squeeze in next to Rick? 你挤到里克身边去好吗?
squeeze2n 1 a (tight) squeeze when there is only just enough room for a group of people or things 很拥挤: It’ll be a tight squeeze with 14 of us at the table. 我们 14 个人坐一桌会很挤。 2 [C] when you press something firmly with your hand 紧捏﹔紧握﹔挤压: Laurie gave his hand a little squeeze . 劳里轻轻地捏了一下他的手。
squeezesqueezesqueezessqueezedsqueezingverb (squeezes, squeezing, squeezed)1to press something hard: Squeeze the lemons and add the juice to the mixture.She squeezed his hand.2to go into a small space; to push too much into a small space: Fifty people squeezed into the small room.Can you squeeze another person into your car?▶ squeezenoun: She gave my arm a squeeze.