squash

verb

/skwɒʃ/

/skwɑːʃ/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they squash	/skwɒʃ/ /skwɑːʃ/
he / she / it squashes	/ˈskwɒʃɪz/ /ˈskwɑːʃɪz/
past simple squashed	/skwɒʃt/ /skwɑːʃt/
past participle squashed	/skwɒʃt/ /skwɑːʃt/
-ing form squashing	/ˈskwɒʃɪŋ/ /ˈskwɑːʃɪŋ/

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[transitive] to press something so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape压软（或挤软、压坏、压扁等）；把…压（或挤）变形
- squash something/somebody The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been squashed.袋底的西红柿给压烂了。
- Move up—you’re squashing me!坐过去些，你把我挤扁了！
- squash something against something He squashed his nose against the window.他趴在窗户上，把鼻子都挤扁了。
- squash something + adj. Squash your cans flat before recycling.把饮料罐压扁了再送去回收。
[intransitive, transitive] to push somebody/something or yourself into a space that is too small（使）挤进；塞入
- + adv./prep. We all squashed into the back of the car.我们都挤到了汽车后部。
- squash somebody/something + adv./prep. How many people are they going to try and squash into this bus?他们打算把多少人塞进这辆公共汽车？
- She was squashed between the door and the table.她被挤在门和桌子中间。
- There were dozens of us in the room, squashed together like sardines.房间里有几十个人，像沙丁鱼一样挤在一起。
[transitive] squash something to stop something from continuing; to destroy something because it is a problem for you打断；制止；去除；粉碎 synonym quash
- to squash a plan/an idea/a revolt使计划落空；否定想法；镇压反叛
- If parents don't answer children's questions, their natural curiosity will be squashed.如果父母不回答孩子的问题，就会挫伤他们好奇的天性。
- The statement was an attempt to squash the rumours.这份声明旨在辟谣。

Word Originverb mid 16th cent. (as a verb): alteration of quash.

squash

noun

/skwɒʃ/

/skwɑːʃ/

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(also formal squash rackets)
[uncountable] a game for two players, played in a court surrounded by four walls, using rackets and a small rubber ball（软式）墙网球；壁球
- a squash court壁球场
- to play squash打壁球
CultureIn the game of squash one player must hit the ball against the front wall, after which it can bounce against other walls and/or the floor before the other player hits it. It is a very fast game, which many people play as a way of keeping fit. It developed from the game of rackets but is now played by many more people. In the US form of the game, the ball is harder and the regular court smaller than in Britain. There are also larger courts for games of doubles (= for four players), which are more popular in the US than in Britain.
Topics Sports: ball and racket sportsb2
[uncountable, countable] (British English) a drink made with fruit juice, sugar and water果汁饮料
- a glass of orange/lemon squash一杯橙汁／柠檬汁
- Two orange squashes, please.请来两杯橙汁。
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[countable, uncountable]
(plural squash, squashes)
a type of vegetable that grows on the ground. Winter squash have hard skin and are orange inside. Summer squash have soft yellow or green skin and are white inside.南瓜小果（主要种类为笋瓜 winter squash 和西葫芦 summer squash）
[singular] (informal) if something is a squash, there is hardly enough room for everything or everyone to fit into a small space拥挤的环境（或处所）
- It's a real squash with six of us in the car.我们六个人坐在这辆车上，可真够挤的。

Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 and noun sense 4 mid 16th cent. (as a verb): alteration of quash. noun sense 3 mid 17th cent.: abbreviation of Narragansett asquutasquash. Narragansett is an extinct Algonquian language.