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[编辑] GRE 红宝书

  • v. 压, 挤; n. 压榨, 紧握
  • [英] v. 压, 挤 ( press firmly together)
  • [例] She gave my hand a gentle squeeze.

[编辑] Webster Collegiate

I. verb (squeezed; squeezing)

  • Etymology: alteration of obsolete English quease, from Middle English queysen, from Old English cwy?san; akin to Icelandic kveisa stomach cramps
  • Date: circa 1601
  • transitive verb
    • 1.
      • a. to exert pressure especially on opposite sides of ; compress
      • b. to extract or emit under pressure
      • c. to force or thrust by compression
    • 2.
      • a.
        • (1) to get by extortion
        • (2) to deprive by extortion
      • b. to cause economic hardship to
      • c. to reduce the amount of <squeezes profits>
    • 3. to crowd into a limited area
    • 4. to gain or win by a narrow margin
    • 5. to force (another player) to discard in bridge so as to unguard a suit
    • 6. to score by means of a squeeze play
  • intransitive verb
    • 1. to give way before pressure
    • 2. to exert pressure; also to practice extortion or oppression
    • 3. to force one's way <squeeze through a door>
    • 4. to pass, win, or get by narrowly
  • ? squeezability noun
  • ? squeezable adjective
  • ? squeezer noun

II. noun

  • Date: 1611
  • 1.
  • 2.
    • a. a quantity squeezed out from something <a squeeze of lemon>
    • b. a group crowded together ; crowd
  • 3. a profit taken by a middleman on goods or transactions
  • 4. a financial pressure caused by narrowing margins or by shortages
  • 5. a forced discard in bridge
  • 6. squeeze play
  • 7. slang a romantic partner <she's my main squeeze>


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