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。