1pressing with fingers用手指壓ADJECTIVE | VERB + SQUEEZE | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤affectionate親切的揑手▸➤comforting, reassuring安撫的/安慰的揑手➤gentle, little, quick輕柔的/輕輕的/匆匆的揑手◇He gave her hand a gentle squeeze.他輕輕地揑了下她的手。VERB + SQUEEZE➤give sb揑某人的手◇He gave his mother a comforting squeeze as he left.他離開時揑了下母親的手,讓她放心。PHRASES➤squeeze of緊握⋯◇A squeeze of her hand reassured him.握着她的手讓他覺着安心。squeeze
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2in a small space小空間ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤tight擁擠◇There were six of us in the car and it was a tight squeeze.車裏坐了我們 6 個人,擠得要命。PREPOSITION➤at a squeeze (BrE) 擠一擠◇We can get six in the car at a squeeze.擠一下車裏可以坐下 6 個人。➤in a squeeze (NAmE) 人滿為患◇Hospitals have been in a squeeze for some time.醫院裏人滿為患,已經有一段時間了。PHRASES➤a bit of a squeeze有點兒擠squeeze
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3reduction in money金錢的減少ADJECTIVE | VERB + SQUEEZE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤cash, credit, economic, financial, profit (especially NAmE) 通貨緊縮;信貸緊縮;經濟緊縮;財政緊縮;利潤縮減VERB + SQUEEZE➤feel感到拮据◇All manufacturers are feeling the squeeze.所有廠商都感到資金緊張。➤put對⋯施加壓力◇The government is trying to put the squeeze on high earners.政府正設法對高收入者施加壓力。PREPOSITION➤squeeze on在⋯上的縮減◇a squeeze on spending縮減開支squeeze
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1press sth hard用力擠壓ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤hard, tightly用力擠▸➤gently, lightly輕輕地揑◇'I know,' she said, squeezing his hand gently.“我知道。”她輕輕揑了揑他的手說道。➤together擠壓在一起◇His legs were squeezed together.他雙腿緊緊並攏。PREPOSITION➤from從⋯擠出◇to squeeze the juice from a lemon榨檸檬汁➤out of從⋯擠出來◇I squeezed the last bit of toothpaste out of the tube.我從牙膏管裏擠出最後一點兒牙膏。PHRASES➤freshly squeezed剛榨出來的◇freshly squeezed orange juice新榨的橘子汁squeeze
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2limit the money available限制可獲得的錢ADVERB➤hard大大壓縮◇High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard.高利率使得這個行業舉步維艱。