squash
/skwɒʃ/
六级托福GRE常用词汇
BNC词频: #7,894
当代词频: #6,923

中文释义

n. 挤压, 压碎的东西, 南瓜属植物, 拥挤的人群

vt. 压扁, 镇压, 压制

vi. 被压扁, 发溅泼声, 挤入

英文释义

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

n. edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable

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

v. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

近义词辨析
这组词都有“压、挤”的意思,其区别是: - compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。 - press: 普通用词,指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。 - squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。 - squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。 - jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。