[VERB 动词](通常指用手)挤压，捏 If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands.
[V n]
[V n adj]
He squeezed her arm reassuringly...
他安慰地捏了捏她的胳膊。
Dip the bread briefly in water, then squeeze it dry.
将面包在水里快速蘸一下，然后将它挤干。
Squeeze is also a noun.
I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand.
我喜欢她用力紧捏一下所握的手以示安慰的方式。
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[VERB 动词]压榨，挤出(液体或软的东西) If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object.
[V n prep]
[V-ed]
Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes.
乔用塞子塞住水槽，往盘子上挤了点洗涤剂。
...freshly squeezed lemon juice.
新榨的柠檬汁
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](常因害怕或保护眼睛而)紧闭(双眼) If you squeeze your eyes shut or if your eyes squeeze shut, you close them tightly, usually because you are frightened or to protect your eyes from something such as strong sunlight.
[V n adj]
[V adj]
[V-ed]
Nancy squeezed her eyes shut and prayed...
南希紧闭双眼祈祷着。
If you keep your eyes squeezed shut, you'll miss the show...
如果一直紧闭双眼，你就要错过精彩的表演了。
The priest's eyes were squeezed shut against the light.
牧师紧闭双眼，以避开强光。
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]挤过；挤进；塞进 If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space.
[V n prep/adv]
[V prep/adv]
They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in...
他们将他慢慢向下放入驾驶舱，设法将他塞进了狭小的空间，并给他系好安全带。
Many break-ins are carried out by youngsters who can squeeze through tiny windows.
很多入室盗窃案都是年轻人干的，他们可以从狭小的窗口钻进去。
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[N-SING 单数名词]拥挤 If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it.
[a N]
[INFORMAL 非正式]
It was a squeeze in the car with five of them...
车里坐了他们 5 个人，很拥挤。
The lift holds six people at a squeeze.
电梯里挤一挤能容纳 6 个人。
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[VERB 动词](通过劝说)榨取，获取 If you squeeze something out of someone, you persuade them to give it to you, although they may be unwilling to do this.
[V n from/out of]
The investigators complained about the difficulties of squeezing information out of residents...
调查人员抱怨说很难从居民身上获取信息。
The company intends to squeeze further savings from its suppliers.
公司试图从供货商那里再省下一笔费用。
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[VERB 动词]紧缩，压缩(经济) If a government squeezes the economy, they put strict controls on people's ability to borrow money or on their own departments' freedom to spend money, in order to control the country's rate of inflation.
[V n]
The government will squeeze the economy into a severe recession to force inflation down...
政府将紧缩经济，使之出现严重衰退，以此迫使通货膨胀率下降。
Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.
国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。
Squeeze is also a noun.
The CBI also says the squeeze is slowing down inflation.
英国工业联合会还说经济紧缩正在减缓通货膨胀。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]男(或女)朋友 Someone's squeeze is their boyfriend or girlfriend.
[INFORMAL 非正式]
[JOURNALISM 新闻]
Jack showed off his latest squeeze at the weekend.
周末杰克炫耀了一番自己新交的女朋友。
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squeeze out
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squeezesqueezessqueezedsqueezingverb★ _squeeze_comp.jpg _squeeze.jpg press with fingers 用手指挤压1★[transitive , intransitive ]squeeze(sth) to press sth firmly, especially with your fingers 挤压；捏◆to squeeze a tube of toothpaste挤牙膏◆to squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it)扣动枪的扳机◆He squeezed her hand and smiled at her.他捏了捏她的手，冲她笑笑。◆Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.拿住软管挤就行了。get liquid out 挤出液体2★[transitive ]to get liquid out of sth by pressing or twisting it hard （从某物中）榨出，挤出，拧出squeezesth out of/from sth ◆to squeeze the juice from a lemon把一个柠檬的汁挤出来◆( figurative) She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.她觉得自己的激情似乎已经榨尽了。squeezesth (out) ◆He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out.他脱下湿衣服，拧干了水。◆freshly squeezed orange juice现榨的橙汁squeezesth + adj. ◆Soak the cloth in warm water and then squeeze it dry.把衣服在温水里泡一下，然后把它拧干。into/through small space 进入╱通过狭小的空间3[transitive , intransitive ]to force sb/sth/yourself into or through a small space （使）挤入；挤过；塞入squeezesb/sth into, through, etc. sth ◆We managed to squeeze six people into the car.我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。◆( figurative) We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did a lot of different things).我们把很多事挤在一个星期里做完了。squeezeinto, through, etc. sth ◆to squeeze into a tight dress/a parking space勉强穿上一件窄连衣裙；把车勉强开进一个停车位◆to squeeze through a gap in the hedge从篱笆上的豁口挤过去squeezethrough, in, past, etc. ◆If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.你朝前挪一挪，我就可以挤过去了。threaten 威胁4[transitive ]squeezesb (for sth) ( informal) to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc. 向…勒索（或榨取）；逼迫…给◆He's squeezing me for £500.他逼我拿出 500 英镑。limit money 限制金额5[transitive ]squeezesb/sth to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb/sth has or can use 严格限制，削减，紧缩（资金）◆High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.高利率使这个行业举步维艰。IDIOMˌsqueeze sb ˈdryto get as much money, information, etc. out of sb as you can 榨取某人所拥有的一切；榨干某人的钱财；逼某人讲出所知道的一切PHRASAL VERBSˌsqueeze sb/sth↔ˈinto give time to sb/sth, although you are very busy 挤出时间见某人（或做某事）◆If you come this afternoon the doctor will try to squeeze you in.你要是今天下午来，大夫可以挤时间给你看看。ˌsqueeze sb/sth↔ˈout (of sth)to prevent sb/sth from continuing to do sth or be in business 挤垮；把…挤出（某行业等）◆Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops.超市正挤垮小商店。ˌsqueeze sth ˈout of/ˈfrom sbto get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc. 向…勒索（或榨取）；逼迫…给◆to squeeze a confession from a suspect逼迫嫌疑犯招供ˌsqueeze ˈup (against sb/sth) | ˌsqueeze sb↔ˈup (against sb/sth)to move close to sb/sth so that you are pressed against them/it （使）挤紧◆There'll be enough room if we all squeeze up a little.大家稍稍挤一挤，地方就够了。◆I sat squeezed up against the wall.我被挤得紧贴着墙坐着。noun★pressing with fingers 用手指挤压1★[countable , usually singular ]an act of pressing sth, usually with your hands 挤压；捏◆He gave my hand a little squeeze.他轻轻捏了捏我的手。◆Give the tube another squeeze.把软管再挤一下。of liquid 液体2★[countable ]a small amount of liquid that is produced by pressing sth 榨出的液体；小量挤出的汁◆a squeeze of lemon juice挤出的一点柠檬汁in small space 在狭小空间里3[singular ]a situation where it is almost impossible for a number of people or things to fit into a small or restricted space 挤；塞◆It was a tight squeezebut we finally got everything into the case. 箱子塞得很紧，不过我们最终还是把所有东西都装进去了。◆Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。reduction in money 钱的减少4[countable , usually singular ]a reduction in the amount of money, jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this （可获得的钱、工作岗位等的）减少，削减；拮据；经济困难◆a squeeze onprofits 利润的减少◆We're really feeling the squeezesince I lost my job. 自从我丢了工作后，我们的确感觉到手头拮据。◆a credit squeeze信贷紧缩boyfriend/girlfriend 男╱女朋友5[singular ]( informal) ( especially NAmE) a boyfriend or girlfriend 男朋友；女朋友◆Who's his main squeeze?他最要好的女朋友是谁？IDIOMput the ˈsqueeze on sb (to do sth)( informal) to put pressure on sb to act in a particular way; to make a situation difficult for sb 逼迫某人（做某事）；使某人处境困难squeeze/skwiːz; NAmEskwiːz/
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1press [transitive] to press something firmly together with your fingers or hand: She smiled as he squeezed her hand. He squeezed the trigger, but nothing happened.2press out liquid [transitive] to get liquid from something by pressing it: Squeeze the oranges.squeeze something out Try to squeeze a bit more out.squeeze something on/onto something Squeeze a bit of lemon juice onto the fish.3small space [intransitive, transitive always + adverb/preposition] to try to make something fit into a space that is too small, or to try to get into such a spaceSYN squashsqueeze into Five of us squeezed into the back seat.squeeze through/past He had squeezed through a gap in the fence.squeeze somebody/something in We could probably squeeze in a few more people.4squeeze your eyes shut to close your eyes very tightly5just succeed [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to succeed, win, or pass a test by a very small amount so that you only just avoid failure: Greece just squeezed through into the next round.6limit money [transitive] to strictly limit the amount of money that is available to a company or organization: The government is squeezing the railways’ investment budget.squeeze in (also squeeze something into something) phrasal verbto manage to meet someone or do something although you are very busy: How do you manage to squeeze so much into one day? I can squeeze you in at four o'clock.squeeze out phrasal verb1to do something so that someone or something is no longer included or able to continue: If budgets are cut, vital research may be squeezed out.2to squeeze something wet in order to remove the liquid from it: Squeeze the cloth out first.3squeeze something out of somebody to force someone to tell you something: See if you can squeeze more information out of them.squeeze up phrasal verb British Englishto move close to the person next to you to make space for someone else
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1squeeze (2) a (tight) squeeze a situation in which there is only just enough room for things or people to fit somewhere: It’ll be a squeeze with six people in the car.2an act of pressing something firmly with your fingers or hand: Marty gave her hand a little squeeze.3squeeze of lemon/lime etc a small amount of juice obtained by squeezing a piece of fruit4a situation in which wages, prices, borrowing money etc are strictly controlled or reducedsqueeze on cuts due to the squeeze on public sector spending a credit squeeze All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze (=noticing the effects of a difficult financial situation).5put the squeeze on somebody informal to try to persuade someone to do something6somebody’s (main) squeeze especially American English informal someone’s boyfriend or girlfriend
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