squeeze
verb
noun
skwiːz
verb
1
PRESS
挤压
to
press
something
firmly
together
with
your
fingers
or
hand
压; 挤; ; 榨
T
She
smiled
as
he
squeezed
her
hand.
他揑揑她的手，她笑了。
He
squeezed
the
trigger,
but
nothing
happened.
他扣动扳机，但没有反应。
2
PRESS OUT LIQUID
挤出液体
to
get
liquid
from
something
by
pressing
it
压出; 挤出; 榨出〔液体〕
T
Squeeze
the
oranges.
把橙子榨一榨。
squeeze
sth
out
Try
to
squeeze
a
bit
more
out.
尽量再挤一点儿出来。
squeeze
sth
on/onto
sth
Squeeze
a
bit
of
lemon
juice
onto
the
fish.
往鱼上挤点柠檬汁。
3
SMALL SPACE
狭小空间
to
try
to
make
something
fit
into
a
space
that
is
too
small,
or
to
try
to
get
into
such
a
space
（使）挤进; 塞入;
I,T always + adv/prep
[+
into
]
Five
of
us
squeezed
into
the
back
seat.
我们五个挤进了后座。
[+
through/past
]
He
had
squeezed
through
a
gap
in
the
fence.
他从围栏的一个缺口挤了过去。
squeeze
sb/sth
in
We
could
probably
squeeze
in
a
few
more
people.
我们也许还可以再挤进去几个人。
4
squeeze your eyes shut
to
close
your
eyes
very
tightly
紧紧闭上双眼
5
JUST SUCCEED
险胜
to
succeed,
win,
or
pass
a
test
by
a
very
small
amount
so
that
you
only
just
avoid
failure
险胜; 勉强通过〔测试〕
I always + adv/prep
Greece
just
squeezed
through
into
the
next
round.
希腊队勉强进入了下一轮比赛。
6
LIMIT MONEY
限制钱
to
strictly
limit
the
amount
of
money
that
is
available
to
a
company
or
organization
严格限制〔公司或组织的资金〕，压缩
T
The
government
is
squeezing
the
railways’
investment
budget.
政府在压缩铁路投资预算。
7
to
manage
to
do
something
although
you
are
very
busy
〔在很忙的时候〕设法安排〔做某事〕
How
do
you
manage
to
squeeze
so
much
into
one
day?
你一天里怎么能有时间做那么多事情？
I
can
squeeze
you
in
at
four
o’clock.
我能挤出时间在四点钟见你。
8
to
do
something
so
that
someone
or
something
is
no
longer
included
or
able
to
continue
把…挤出，使不再包括在内; 使无法继续
If
budgets
are
cut,
vital
research
may
be
squeezed
out.
如果预算减少，重要的研究项目就可能被停掉。
9
to
squeeze
something
wet
in
order
to
remove
the
liquid
from
it
把〔湿东西〕拧干
Squeeze
the
cloth
out
first.
先把布拧干。
10
squeeze sth out of sb
to
force
someone
to
tell
you
something
强迫某人说出某事
See
if
you
can
squeeze
more
information
out
of
them.
看看你能否逼他们说出更多的东西。
11
to
move
close
to
the
person
next
to
you
to
make
space
for
someone
else
挤紧〔以便腾出地方给别人〕
noun
12
a (tight) squeeze
a
situation
in
which
there
is
only
just
enough
room
for
things
or
people
to
fit
somewhere
拥挤; 塞满
It’ll
be
a
squeeze
with
six
people
in
the
car.
这辆汽车坐六个人会很拥挤。
13
an
act
of
pressing
something
firmly
with
your
fingers
or
hand
紧 ; 紧握; 挤压
Marty
gave
her
hand
a
little
squeeze
.
马蒂轻轻地捏了一下她的手。
14
squeeze of lemon/lime etc
a
small
amount
of
juice
obtained
by
squeezing
a
piece
of
fruit
挤出的小量柠檬汁/酸橙汁等
15
a
situation
in
which
wages,
prices,
borrowing
money
etc
are
strictly
controlled
or
reduced
拮据; 紧缩
[+
on
]
cuts
due
to
the
squeeze
on
public
sector
spending
由于公共部门开支紧缩引起的削减
a
credit
squeeze
信贷紧缩
All
manufacturers
are
feeling
the
squeeze
(=noticing
the
effects
of
a
difficult
financial
situation)
.
所有的生产商都感到拮据。
16
put the squeeze on sb
to
try
to
persuade
someone
to
do
something
[非正式] 试图说服某人
informal
17
sb’s (main) squeeze
someone’s
BOYFRIEND
or
GIRLFRIEND
[尤美，非正式] 某人的男 （女 ）朋友
especially AmE informal