crush

verb

1. 压坏；压伤；挤压变形
   to press or squeeze sth so hard that it is damaged or injured, or loses its shape
   1. The car was completely crushed under the truck.
      小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。
   2. They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press.
      他们用沉重的木制压榨机把橄榄压碎。
   3. Several people were crushed to death in the accident.
      好几个人在事故中压死了。
2. 把…挤入，将…塞进（狭小的空间内）
   to push or press sb/sth into a small space
   1. Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell.
      二十多名囚犯被塞在一间黑暗狭小的牢房里。
3. 压碎；捣碎；碾成粉末
   to break sth into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard
   1. Add two cloves of crushed garlic.
      加入两瓣捣碎的蒜。
4. （使）变皱，起皱
   to become or make sth full of folds or lines
5. 镇压；（用暴力）制伏
   to use violent methods to defeat people who are opposing you
   1. The army was sent in to crush the rebellion.
      军队被派去平息叛乱。
6. 破坏，毁坏（某人的信心或幸福）
   to destroy sb's confidence or happiness
   1. She felt completely crushed by the teacher's criticism.
      老师的批评使她觉得自己全完了。

noun

1. （狭小空间中）拥挤的人群
   a crowd of people pressed close together in a small space
   1. a big crush in the theatre bar
      剧院酒吧里拥挤不堪的人群
   2. I couldn't find a way through the crush.
      人太挤，我挤不过去。
2. （通常指年轻人对年长者的短暂的）热恋，迷恋
   a strong feeling of love, that usually does not last very long, that a young person has for sb older
   1. a schoolgirl crush
      女学生的迷恋
   2. I had a huge crush on her.
      我对她爱慕至极。
3. 果汁饮料
   a drink made from fruit juice

1. VERB 压坏;压碎;挤压变形
   To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
   1. Andrew crushed his empty can...
      安德鲁把他的空罐子捏扁了。
   2. Their vehicle was crushed by an army tank...
      他们的车被一辆军用坦克压扁了。
   3. Peel and crush the garlic.
      把蒜剥皮并捣碎。
   4. ...crushed ice.
      碎冰
2. VERB (常指通过武力)制服，镇压，彻底击败
   To crush a protest or movement, or a group of opponents, means to defeat it completely, usually by force.
   1. The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
      军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。
   2. ...in his bid to crush the rebels.
      在他镇压叛乱者的过程中
3. VERB 使心烦意乱;使消沉
   If you are crushed by something, it upsets you a great deal.
   1. Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
      听取批评意见，但不要被它击垮。
4. VERB 推;压;挤
   If you are crushed against someone or something, you are pushed or pressed against them.
   1. We were at the front, crushed against the stage.
      我们在前面，被挤到了舞台边上。
5. N-COUNT 拥挤的人群
   A crush is a crowd of people close together, in which it is difficult to move.
   1. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush...
      富兰克林和他13岁的儿子在人群中被挤散了。
   2. Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans.
      他所到之处都有成群的歌迷簇拥着他。
6. N-COUNT (对…的)迷恋;(对…的)爱慕
   If you have a crush on someone, you are in love with them but do not have a relationship with them.
   1. She had a crush on you, you know...
      她曾爱慕你，你是知道的。
   2. I'd got over my schoolgirl crush.
      我已经不再像女学生那样迷恋别人了。

1. Three people were asphyxiated in the crush for last week's train
   在上周的火车撞车事故中有3人窒息死亡。
2. Put both vegetables into a bowl and crush with a potato masher.
   把这两样蔬菜都放进一个碗里，然后用捣土豆器把它们捣碎。
3. It concerned her that Bess was developing a crush on Max.
   贝丝迷上了马克斯，这让她很担心。
4. Andrew crushed his empty can
   安德鲁把他的空罐子捏扁了。
5. Peel and crush the garlic.
   把蒜剥皮并捣碎。
6. The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
   军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。
7. Listen to criticism but don't be crushed by it.
   听取批评意见，但不要被它击垮。
8. We were at the front, crushed against the stage.
   我们在前面，被挤到了舞台边上。
9. Franklin and his thirteen-year-old son somehow got separated in the crush
   富兰克林和他13岁的儿子在人群中被挤散了。
10. Everywhere he went he was mobbed by a crush of fans.
    他所到之处都有成群的歌迷簇拥着他。
11. She had a crush on you, you know
    她曾爱慕你，你是知道的。
12. I'd got over my schoolgirl crush.
    我已经不再像女学生那样迷恋别人了。
13. They reckoned he was a hatchet man, out to shred the workforce and crush the union.
    他们估计他是上司派来的刽子手，专门对工人大开杀戒，大肆镇压工会。
14. The government is trying to crush a secessionist movement.
    政府正试图镇压一场分离运动。
15. How many tons of ore can this machine crush in an hour?
    这机器每小时可以破碎多少吨矿石？
16. I'll crush the juice out of oranges for you.
    我榨橙子汁给你喝。
17. There was a terrific crush of carriages, and the traffic was almost stopped.
    当时车辆极度拥挤，交通几乎完全堵塞。
18. Huge hammers crush up the rocks.
    用大锤把岩石砸成了碎块。
19. Like many men, he had his first serious crush at the age of13.
    和很多人一样，麦迪森在13岁时情窦初开。
20. You can't crush twenty people into such a tiny room.
    不能让二十个人挤进这样一个狭小的房间里。
21. I have a crush on sb.
    我迷恋上了某人。
22. You have a crush on Tina, right?
    你迷上蒂娜了，对吗？
23. You have a man crush.
    你有一个迷恋的男人了。
24. When I was in high school, I had a crush on him.
    我还在上高中的时候，我看上了他。
25. I have a crush on this girl!
    我对这个女孩很迷恋！
26. I just have a crush on her.
    我只是和她有小的接触。
27. I hear you have a crush on me.
    我听说你对我一见钟情。
28. To crush on your girlfriend.
    和你女朋友相处了。
29. I will crush you!
    我将会粉碎你！
30. I'm going to dinner with this girl I have a crush on.
    我要和我迷恋的这个女孩吃晚餐。

  break crack crush split【导航词义：裂开】

  break v. 打破，折断，破裂

〔辨析〕强调将某件东西扯、撕或击成碎片，可以针对具体的东西，也可以指抽象事物的整体或部分被破坏。

  crack v. （使）破裂，（使）裂开

〔辨析〕通常指某物出现裂纹或裂成碎片，尤指为得到或使用某物内部的东西而将其砸开。

  crush v. 压坏，压碎

〔辨析〕指较大的外力将某物压坏、压碎、压扁等。

  split v. （使）裂开，（使）断裂，（使）撕开

〔辨析〕指（使）某物顺着直线方向裂开或撕裂。

noun

1. the act of crushing

   Synonym:    crunchcompaction

2. temporary love of an adolescent

   Synonym:    puppy lovecalf loveinfatuation

3. a dense crowd of people

   Synonym:    jampress

4. leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated

   Synonym:    crushed leather

verb

1. break into small pieces
   1. The car crushed the toy

2. become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
   1. The plastic bottle crushed against the wall

3. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
   1. Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship
   2. We beat the competition
   3. Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game

   Synonym:    beatbeat outshelltrouncevanquish

4. make ineffective
   1. Martin Luther King tried to break down racial discrimination

   Synonym:    break down

5. crush or bruise
   1. jam a toe

   Synonym:    jam

6. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
   1. crush an aluminum can
   2. squeeze a lemon

   Synonym:    squashsquelchmashsqueeze

7. humiliate or depress completely
   1. She was crushed by his refusal of her invitation
   2. The death of her son smashed her

   Synonym:    smashdemolish

8. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
   1. The government oppresses political activists

   Synonym:    oppresssuppress