squash
v
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(a) [Tn, Cn.a]
press or squeeze (sb/sth) flat or into a pulp; crush 將（某人[某物]）壓扁, 壓爛, 擠扁, 擠碎
squashed tomatoes 擠爛的蕃茄
The cat got run over by the lorry and squashed. 那只貓被卡車輾死了.
He sat on his hat and squashed it (flat). 他把帽子坐扁了.
(b) [I] become squashed or pressed out of shape 被壓扁或壓爛; 因擠壓而變形
Soft fruit squashes easily. 無核的小水果容易壓爛.
2 [Ipr, Ip, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
force (sth/sb/oneself) in the specified direction by squeezing; crowd 將（某物[某人/自己]）向某方向擠; 擠進去
Don't all try to squash into the lift together. 不要統統擠進電梯里去.
They squashed through the gate into the football ground. 他們擠過大門, 進入足球場.
There's room for one more in the car if you squash in. 汽車里還可以坐一個, 你擠進來吧.
They managed to squash forty people into the bus. 那輛公共汽車好不容易塞進了四十個人.
She squashed her clothes down into the suitcase. 她把衣服塞進箱子里了.
3 [Tn] (infml 口) silence or subdue (sb) rudely, esp with an unpleasant reply; snub 粗暴地使（某人）住嘴; 鎮住（某人）; （尤指）拿話噎（某人）; 厲聲呵斥
I felt completely squashed by her sarcastic comment. 她冷嘲熱諷把我噎得一句話都說不出來.
4 [Tn]
(a) defeat or subdue (a rebellion, etc); crush 平定（叛亂等）; 鎮壓; 制服.
(b) (infml 口) reject or dismiss (an idea, a proposal, etc) 拒絕接受（主意、 提議等）
My plan was firmly squashed by the committee. 委員會把我的計畫全盤否定了.
5 (phr v) squash (sb) up (against sb/sth) (cause sb to) press tightly and uncomfortably (against another person or thing) （使某人）（跟他人或某物）擠在一起
We had to squash up to make room for the others who wanted to use the lift. 我們得擠出空位讓其他想搭電梯的人進來.
There were four of us squashed up against each other on the seat. 我們四個人擠在座位上. squash, n
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(a) [C usu sing 通常作單數]
crowd of people pressed together in a confined space 擁擠的人群
What a squash! 真擁擠呀!
a violent squash at the gates 在門口拚命猛擠的人群.
(b) state of being pressesd together in this way 擁擠
It'll be a bit of a squash, but I think I can get you all in the car. 擠是擠一點, 但我看可以把你們全弄上汽車.
2 [U, C] (Brit) soft drink made from fruit juice, sugar and water, usu sold in bottles and drunk with water added 果汁飲料（通常為瓶裝, 飲用時加水）
some orange squash 一些橙汁飲料
Two squashes, please. 請來兩客果汁飲料.
3 [U] (also fml 正規作 `squash rackets) game played with rackets and a small softish hollow rubber ball, in a court enclosed by walls and a roof （軟式）墻網球; 壁球
[attrib 作定語]
a squash racket, ball, court, game 墻網球的球拍、 球、 球場、 比賽
Do you play squash? 你會打墻網球嗎? Cf 參看 racket1 2. =>illus 見插圖.
squash n (pl unchanged or ~es 復數或不變或作 squashes) [U, C]
any of several types of large gourd common in the US and eaten as a vegetable 西葫蘆; 美國南瓜.