squeeze

vt

• ① 压挤;压搾
  • squeeze a lemon挤柠檬
  • squeeze toothpaste out挤出牙膏
  • squeeze the juice from an orange搾出柳橙汁
  • Squeeze all the water out of the towel.把毛巾的水全都拧干。
  • squeeze a lemon dry把柠檬挤干

• ② 紧握;紧抱;(用力)扳动(枪的扳机)
  • squeeze a person's hand握紧某人的手
  • She squeezed the girl.她紧抱那个女孩。
  • squeeze the trigger扳动扳机

• ③ 压迫;逼迫;搾取;勒索;敲诈;搜刮
  • squeeze the peasants压搾农民
  • The manufacturers are being squeezed by high tariffs.那些制造商受到课征高关税压搾。
  • The tyrant squeezed money from [out of] the people.那个暴君搜刮人民的钱财。
  • The police squeezed a confession from him.警察逼取他的口供。
  • They tried to squeeze concessions out of him.他们试图迫使他让步。
  • squeeze a person dry搾干某人的钱财

• ④ 挤;塞;挤过去
  • squeeze many people in把许多人挤进去
  • He could not squeeze another thing into his suitcase.他的手提箱无法塞进别的东西了。
  • It is a small store squeezed (in) between two big office buildings.它是一家夹在两栋办公大楼之间的小店。
  • I managed to squeeze myself into the crowded hall.我设法挤进爆满的大厅。
  • At last he squeezed himself in.他终于挤进去了。
  • He squeezed his way through the crowd [onto a crowded bus].他从群众中挤过去[挤上拥挤的公车]。

• ⑤ 【棒球】1使(三垒的跑垒者)强迫取分[得点]<in>2强迫取(分),以强取战略得(点)<in>