crush
verb
noun
krʌʃ verb
1 to press something so hard that it breaks or is damaged 压碎,压坏,压扁
His leg was crushed in the accident.
他的腿在事故中被压断了。
Two people were crushed to death in the rush to escape.
在匆忙逃跑中有两个人被压死。
2 to press something in order to break it into very small pieces or into a powder 捣碎,弄碎,粉碎
Crush two cloves of garlic.
捣两瓣大蒜。
3
crush a rebellion/uprising/revolt etc
to use severe methods to stop people from fighting you or opposing you 平定叛乱/起义/反叛等;
The revolution was crushed within days.
几天之内这场革命就被镇压了。
4
crush sb’s hopes/enthusiasm/confidence etc
to make someone lose all hope, confidence etc 粉碎某人的希望/热情/信心等
5 to make someone feel extremely upset or shocked 使非常伤心; 使震惊
Sara was crushed by their insults.
萨拉因他们的侮辱而非常伤心。
6 to have a feeling of romantic love for someone, especially someone you do not know well [美,非正式] 热恋…,迷恋…〔尤指对不大熟识的人〕
a guy in my class that I’m crushing on
我班上的一个我很迷恋的家伙
noun
7 a crowd of people pressed so close together that it is difficult for them to move 拥挤的人群 singular 单数
There’s always such a crush on the train in the mornings.
早晨火车上总是那么拥挤。
8 a strong feeling of romantic love for someone, especially one that a young person has for someone older who they do not know well 〔尤指对年龄比自己大者的〕迷恋,痴情; C
She had a huge crush on her geography teacher.
她对地理老师非常迷恋。
It’s just a schoolgirl crush .
那只是小女生的一种痴情。
9 someone who you have a feeling of romantic love for, but who you do not know well [美,非正式] 热恋的对象,痴情的对象 C | AmE informal
a first date with your crush
和你心仪的人的初次约会