squeeze
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they squeeze | |
| he / she / it squeezes | |
| past simple squeezed | |
| past participle squeezed | |
| -ing form squeezing |
- [transitive, intransitive] squeeze (something)
to press something, 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。
Extra Examples‘I know,’ she said, squeezing his hand gently. “我知道。”她轻轻捏了捏他的手说。 I squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube. 我从牙膏管里挤出最后一点儿牙膏。 By squeezing the bulb you will be pumping air into the jar. 通过挤压灯泡，你将把空气抽进罐子里。 He slowly squeezed the trigger. 他慢慢地扣动扳机。 She squeezed on the reins and the cart came to a halt. 她收紧缰绳，马车停了下来。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- tightly
- gently
- …
- from
- out of
- freshly squeezed
- [transitive]
to get liquid out of something by pressing or twisting it hard （从某物中）榨出，挤出，拧出 - squeeze something out of/from something
to squeeze the juice from a lemon 把柠檬的汁挤出来 - (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被榨尽了。 Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over each fish. 每条鱼上挤半个柠檬的汁。 - squeeze something (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 - squeeze something + 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。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
- tightly
- gently
- …
- from
- out of
- freshly squeezed
- squeeze something out of/from something
- [transitive, intransitive]
to force somebody/something/yourself into or through a small space （使）挤入；挤过；塞入 - squeeze somebody/something into, through, etc. something
We managed to squeeze six people into the car. 我们往那辆车上挤进了六个人。 It's a pretty town, squeezed between the mountains and the ocean. 这是一个美丽的小镇，夹在群山和海洋之间。 - (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。 His legs were squeezed together. 他双腿紧紧并拢。 - squeeze into, through, etc. something
to squeeze into a tight dress 穿上紧身连衣裙 Can we squeeze into that parking space? 我们能挤进那个停车位吗？ to squeeze through a gap in the hedge 从篱笆上的豁口挤过去 They were able to squeeze through a gap in the fence. 他们从篱笆上的缺口挤了过去。 - squeeze through, 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。
- squeeze somebody/something into, through, etc. something
- [transitive] squeeze somebody (for something) (informal)
to get something by putting pressure on somebody, threatening them, etc. 向…勒索（或榨取）；逼迫…给 - [transitive] squeeze somebody/something
to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that somebody/something has or can use 严格限制，削减，紧缩（资金） Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- hard
press with fingers用手指挤压
get liquid out挤出液体
into/through small space进入／通过狭小的空间
threaten威胁
limit money限制金额
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from earlier squise, from obsolete queise, of unknown origin.
Idioms
squeeze somebody dry
to get as much money, information, etc. out of somebody 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
