press/compress/squash/squeeze.导航词义：压

1. press:v. 压，按.指某个人或物体在某一表面上施压。

He pressed the gas pedal, but the car didn't move.

他踩下油门，但是汽车没有动。

Don't press your face against the dusty window!

窗子上都是灰，别把脸贴在上面！

Press shift to switch languages.

按下shift键切换语言。

2. compress:v. 压紧，压缩.指外部因素使某物体积变小。

This material compresses well and then expands rapidly.

这种材料便于压缩，张开时速度又快。

Snow falling on the mountainsides is compressed into ice.

山坡上的积雪被压成了冰。

3. squash:v. 压扁，压坏.指将某物压扁，常含压碎或压坏之意。

She won't wear a hat even in winter in case her hair is squashed down by it.

即使在冬天她也不会戴帽子，她怕头发被帽子压瘪了。

There were too many people on the bus and so the cake got a bit squashed.

公交车上人很多，所以蛋糕受了些挤压。

4. squeeze:v. 挤，压，挤出.指用手或手指用力捏紧某物，也指挤出液体。

Don't squeeze the trigger until you see the signal.

没看到信号之前不要扣动扳机。

She squeezed his hand and left.

她捏捏他的手，然后离开了。

squeeze a bit of orange juice onto the meatballs.

往肉丸子上挤点橙子汁。

全部

1·We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。《牛津词典》

2·Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.

那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。《牛津词典》

3·If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.

你朝前挪一挪，我就可以挤过去了。《牛津词典》

4·With six of us in the car it was a tight squeeze.

小轿车里坐了我们六个人，挤得很。《牛津词典》

5·A squeeze of fresh lime juice cuts the richness of the avocado.

挤一点鲜青柠汁能减少鳄梨的油腻。《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

6·I wish you wouldn't squeeze so.

我希望你别挤我。

7·I really cannot squeeze myself through!

我真的挤不过去！

8·Could he not squeeze under the seat of a carriage?

他挤到马车座位下面去行不行呢？

9·The orange looks dry, but you may be able to squeeze out a few drops.

这个橘子看起来焉了，但你也许能挤出几滴汁来。

10·Use squeeze bottles for the mustard and mayo so the bread does not get soggy.

用挤压瓶装芥末和蛋黄酱，这样面包就不会变得湿湿的了。

挤

1·We managed to squeeze six people into the car.

我们在那辆车上挤进了六个人。《牛津词典》

2·Seven people in the car was a bit of a squeeze.

那辆车坐了七个人是有点挤。《牛津词典》

3·If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.

你朝前挪一挪，我就可以挤过去了。《牛津词典》

4·I wish you wouldn't squeeze so.

我希望你别挤我。

5·Many Americans treat lunch not as a break but as just another task to squeeze into an already over-booked day.

许多美国人不把午餐当作休息，而是把它当作另一项任务，挤进已经安排得满满的一天里。

挤压

1·Use squeeze bottles for the mustard and mayo so the bread does not get soggy.

用挤压瓶装芥末和蛋黄酱，这样面包就不会变得湿湿的了。

2·So much money has been thrown at them for so long without a commensurate improvement in what they do that a squeeze is overdue.

如此多的金钱长期投入了公众服务领域却没有看到相应的增长, 他们现在所在做的只是一种迟到的挤压.

3·If you take stress out on your hands, consider keeping a stress ball in your desk drawer-something you can squeeze or knead when on the phone with a difficult client, for instance.

如果你把压力拿出来在手上，想象一下在你桌子的抽屉里放一个你可以随意挤压蹂躏的压力球，比如当你在电话上遇到难缠的客户时。

4·Instead of joining him for seconds, have Seltzer with a dash of orange juice and a squeeze of lime.

而不是几秒钟之后加入他的行列，喝用冲撞的橙汁和挤压的莱姆汁混合的苏打水。

5·Analysts doubt that this gap is sustainable: competitors will continue to go after Apple and squeeze its margin.

分析家不相信这个差距会持续下去：竞争者将继续追赶苹果，挤压其利润。

压榨

1·Several firms have organised family weeks during which employees must get permission to work past 7pm, but most continue to squeeze every last drop of productivity from their staff.

一些公司组织了“家庭周”，在这周内，员工必须得到许可才能工作到7点以后，但仍有大部分公司还在继续压榨员工的最后一点生产力。

2·The squeeze on consumers is already visible in areas such as car loans and credit-card debts.

对消费者的压榨已经出现在一些区域了，像是车贷和信用卡贷款。

3·The rules don't go into effect until February, giving the companies months to squeeze profits out of you any way they can.

这条法规一直到(明年)二月份才能生效，这就给了信用卡商几个月的时间用尽办法来从客户身上压榨利润。

4·A common explanation for this improvement in productivity is that businesses tried to squeeze more out of their employees and capital because times were bad.

对这种生产率增长的一个通行的解释是由于年景不好，产业业主会试图更多地压榨雇员和资本。

5·THE IMF used to be accused of clobbering little people in order to protect Big Finance. Now it is devising ways to squeeze the banks in order to defend society.

国际货币基金组织（以下简称IMF）曾经被指责欺压弱小民众而保护大型金融机构，现在它反过来压榨银行来维护社会利益。

榨

1·We want an estimate of the proportion of oil which the blindfold, mill-turning, unbiased critic can squeeze out of you.

我们要的是估计一下，蒙着眼睛、转动着磨盘、不偏不倚的批评家能从你身上榨出多少油水。

2·For variety, make lemonade, squeeze limes on melon, add grapefruit to salad, and instead of drinking soda, fizz up OJ with sparkling water.

其实有很多的品种，拿些柠檬水，榨些酸橙汁到甜瓜里，将葡萄柚添加到沙拉里，用这些来代替喝苏打水，橙汁加到苏打水里也可以。

3·So, why should squeeze into juice to drink it?

那么，为什么要榨成汁喝呢？

4·Maybe you can still squeeze out a few drops from the dry lemon.

也许你还能从那个干柠檬榨出几滴汁来。

5·In America, for example, exporting factories are more than twice as big as plants that do not sell beyond their shores, and they squeeze 14% more out of their workers.

例如，在美国，出口型工厂要比那些只在国内销售的工厂规模大出两倍有余。此外，他们还能从其雇员身上多榨出14%的产值。

榨取

1·This only gave them opportunity to squeeze profits.

这只能为他们提供机会榨取利润。

2·Retailers like them as they add a dash of colour and buzz to shops, and because they can squeeze more money out of each customer through impulse purchases.

零售商们喜欢促销，因为这样可以给商店带来一些生机，而且还能通过消费者的冲动购买榨取更多钱。

3·In private, some executives accuse Mr Allen of behaving like a patent troll-a name given to firms that buy up patents solely in order to squeeze money out of companies that allegedly infringe them.

私底下，一些高管指责保罗艾伦行为方式像个“专利流氓“，这个名字是给收购专利，并且指控别的公司侵犯专利权来榨取金钱的人。

4·The squeeze will get worse as a dozen top-selling drugs lose patent protection over the next two years.

随着十几个畅销药品的专利保护期在今后的两年中逐渐失效，这种榨取行为将会愈演愈烈。

5·Food experts say, vegetable juice drink, squeeze could affect the secretion of saliva digestive enzymes.

食品专家说，蔬菜榨取汁液饮用，可能会影响唾液中的消化酶分泌。

拥挤

1·This paper also analyzes the consequences of marriage squeeze in the three aspects of proportion of lifetime unmarried, age of first marriage, and age difference between the couples.

本文从终身不婚比例、初婚年龄和夫妇年龄差三个方面对于婚姻拥挤的后果进行了分析。

2·This paper also analyzes the consequences of marriage squeeze in the three aspects of proportion of lifetime unmarried, age of first marriage, and age difference...

本文从终身不婚比例、初婚年龄和夫妇年龄差三个方面对于婚姻拥挤的后果进行了分析。

紧握

1·I can never squeeze out that last bit of toothpaste from the tube.

持续来自管的牙膏的一点点，我能不再紧握出。

2·Now, you squeeze the great fruit of your selfhood into a tiny uneasy pulp, unaware of the sweetness of its juices or the variety of its seasons.

现在，你将你的自我的巨大果实紧握成极小的、不安的果肉，并不知晓它的果汁的甜蜜、风味的丰富。

3·Squeeze your hand.

紧握你的手。

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