squash

verb

1. 压软（或挤软、压坏、压扁等）；把…压（或挤）变形
   to press sth so that it becomes soft, damaged or flat, or changes shape
   1. The tomatoes at the bottom of the bag had been squashed.
      袋底的西红柿给压烂了。
   2. He squashed his nose against the window.
      他趴在窗户上，把鼻子都挤扁了。
   3. Squash your cans flat before recycling.
      把饮料罐压扁了再送去回收。
2. （使）挤进；塞入
   to push sb/sth or yourself into a space that is too small
   1. We all squashed into the back of the car.
      我们都挤到了汽车后部。
   2. 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？
   3. She was squashed between the door and the table.
      她被挤在门和桌子中间。
3. 打断；制止；去除；粉碎
   to stop sth from continuing; to destroy sth because it is a problem for you
   1. to squash a plan/an idea/a revolt
      使计划落空；否定想法；镇压反叛
   2. 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。
   3. The statement was an attempt to squash the rumours.
      这份声明旨在辟谣。

noun

1. （软式）墙网球；壁球
   a game for two players, played in a court surrounded by four walls, using rackets and a small rubber ball
   1. a squash court
      壁球场
   2. to play squash
      打壁球
2. 果汁饮料
   a drink made with fruit juice, sugar and water
   1. a glass of orange/lemon squash
      一杯橙汁 / 柠檬汁
   2. Two orange squashes, please.
      请来两杯橙汁。
3. 南瓜小果（主要种类为笋瓜winter squash和西葫芦summer squash）
   a type of vegetable that grows on the ground. Winter squash have hard skin and orange flesh. Summer squash have soft yellow or green skin and white flesh.
4. 拥挤的环境（或处所）
   if sth is a squash , there is hardly enough room for everything or everyone to fit into a small space
   1. 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。

1. VERB 压扁;压坏;压碎
   If someone or something is squashed, they are pressed or crushed with such force that they become injured or lose their shape.
   1. Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car...
      罗伯特很幸运，他被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上后只是一只脚骨折。
   2. Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling...
      整个小区已被炮弹夷为平地。
   3. She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
      她捏了些泥塑，又将它们再次压扁。
2. ADJ 使…挤进;把…塞进
   If people or things are squashed into a place, they are put or pushed into a place where there is not enough room for them to be.
   1. There were 2000 people squashed into her recent show...
      2,000人挤进去观看她最近的一次演出。
   2. The stage is squashed into a small corner of the field.
      舞台被挤到了场边的一个小角落里。
3. N-SING 拥挤
   If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squash, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it.
   1. It all looked a bit of a squash as they squeezed inside the small hatchback.
      当他们挤进那辆小小的舱门式汽车时，看起来有些过于拥挤。
4. VERB 镇压;压制;粉碎
   If you squash something that is causing you trouble, you put a stop to it, often by force.
   1. The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.
      部队将继续原地驻扎，一有骚乱迹象就立即镇压。
5. 壁球
   Squash is a game in which two players hit a small rubber ball against the walls of a court using rackets.
6. N-MASS 果汁饮料(通常为浓缩瓶装，饮时掺水)
   Squash is a drink made from fruit juice, sugar, and water. Squash is sold in bottles in a concentrated form to which you add water.
   1. ...a glass of orange squash.
      一杯橙汁饮料
7. 番瓜类蔬菜
   A squash is one of a family of vegetables that have thick skin and soft or firm flesh inside.

1. Sue is one of the new breed of British women squash players who are making a real impact
   休是英国新一代的女子壁球运动员，她们的影响正在显现出来。
2. The hotel has several tennis and squash courts
   该酒店有几个网球场和壁球场。
3. In the squash court his chief aim is to flatten me
   在壁球场上他的主要目标就是击败我。
4. Robert was lucky to escape with just a broken foot after being squashed against a fence by a car
   罗伯特很幸运，他被一辆轿车挤压到一排栅栏上后只是一只脚骨折。
5. Whole neighbourhoods have been squashed flat by shelling
   整个小区已被炮弹夷为平地。
6. She made clay models and squashed them flat again.
   她捏了些泥塑，又将它们再次压扁。
7. There were 2000 people squashed into her recent show
   2,000人挤进去观看她最近的一次演出。
8. The stage is squashed into a small corner of the field.
   舞台被挤到了场边的一个小角落里。
9. It all looked a bit of a squash as they squeezed inside the small hatchback.
   当他们挤进那辆小小的舱门式汽车时，看起来有些过于拥挤。
10. The troops would stay in position to squash the first murmur of trouble.
    部队将继续原地驻扎，一有骚乱迹象就立即镇压。
11. Squash the grapes into a pulp.
    把葡萄压榨成酱。
12. He is drinking lemon squash.
    他正在喝柠檬露。
13. I grow corn, tomatoes, potatoes and squash.
    我种玉米、西红市、土豆和南瓜？
14. I think of the pumpkin next, then the squash and the gourd.
    我想到的下一个是倭瓜，再其次是南瓜和葫芦。
15. Don't sit on my hat or you'll squash it!
    别坐在我的礼帽上，你会把帽子压扁了！
16. Make fun of me and I'll squash you like a slug.
    取笑我，我会把你像小虫一样压扁。
17. Sheila won this cup in the school squash championship.
    希拉在学校的壁球锦标赛中夺得奖杯。
18. These include turkey, sweet potatoes, squash, corn, cranberries and pumpkin pie.
    这些食物有：火鸡、番薯、南瓜、玉米、草莓和南瓜馅饼。
19. And do you know pumpkins and squash are sometimes fed to cattle?
    你知道不知道倭瓜和南瓜有时用来喂牲口？
20. To this list add boxing, hockey, squash and table tennis.
    除此之外，还有拳击、曲棍球、壁球和乒乓球。
21. We had roast turkey, potatoes and baked squash for Sunday dinner.
    星期日的晚饭我们有烤火鸡、土豆和烘南瓜。
22. A family of herbaceous vines ( such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin).
    草本蔓生植物科（如黄瓜或西瓜或南瓜或南瓜）。
23. The grapes are just a squash and not fit to eat.
    葡萄被压烂了不能吃。
24. Similar to pumpkin pie but made with winter squash instead of pumpkin.
    与南瓜馅饼类似，只是用冬天的南瓜汁代替了南瓜。
25. There will be plum pudding, mince pie, other varieties of food and cranberry juice and squash.
    另外还备有葡萄干布丁、肉馅饼、各种其它食物以及红莓苔汁和鲜果汁。
26. Globose or ovoid squash with striped gray and green warty rind.
    球形或卵形南瓜，有灰色和绿色斑纹的带疣瓜皮。
27. If you weren't a slave, I'd squash you now.
    你要不是个奴隶，我早就宰了你了。
28. This is the species of squash that includes pumpkins and gourds.
    这是壁球，包括南瓜和葫芦的物种。
29. One good approach: Add chopped yellow squash and zucchini to store-bought salsa.
    然后将切碎的黄色南瓜和西葫芦储存在萨尔萨里。
30. Here are mushrooms, squash, sweet potatoes and potatoes, straight from the farm.
    这里有蘑菇、南瓜、白薯和土豆，是直接从地里运来的。

  press compress squash squeeze【导航词义：压】

  press v. 压，按

〔辨析〕指某个人或物体在某一表面上施压。

  compress v. 压紧，压缩

〔辨析〕指外部因素使某物体积变小。

  squash v. 压扁，压坏

〔辨析〕指将某物压扁，常含压碎或压坏之意。

  squeeze v. 挤，压，挤出

〔辨析〕指用手或手指用力捏紧某物，也指挤出液体。

squash up (against sb/sth)

squash sb/sth↔up (against sb/sth)

1. （使）挤在一起
   to move so close to sb/sth else that it is uncomfortable
   1. We all squashed into the back of the car.
      我们都挤到了汽车后部。
   2. 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？
   3. She was squashed between the door and the table.
      她被挤在门和桌子中间。

noun

1. a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets

   Synonym:    squash racquetssquash rackets

2. edible fruit of a squash plant

3. any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits

   Synonym:    squash vine

verb

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

   Synonym:    crushsquelchmashsqueeze