squeeze是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to press something firmly, especially from all sides in order to change its shape, reduce its size, or remove liquid from it -- （尤指從各方面）擠壓，捏，擠，榨

  • Cut the lemon in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl. 把檸檬對切，將汁擠到碗裡。

  • As she waited to go into the exam, he squeezed her hand (= pressed it affectionately with his hand) and wished her good luck. 在她等待應考時，他捏了捏她的手，祝她好運。

  • Once he had finished cleaning the floor, he squeezed the cloth out. 他擦完地板之後，把抹布擰乾。

  • He reloaded the gun, took aim, and then squeezed (= pulled back) the trigger. 他重新上好子彈，瞄準目標，然後扣下扳機。

  • figurative The studio is using all sorts of marketing tricks to squeeze as much profit from the movie as they can. 該製片廠使出種種行銷手法，盡可能從電影中榨取最多利潤。

  • Small businesses are being squeezed by heavy taxation. 重稅使小企業在財務上捉襟見肘。

• 1 to get in, through, under, etc. with difficulty -- （困難地）擠進，擠過

  • She squeezed through the crowd and found a seat at the front. 她從人群中擠過去，在前面找了個座位。

  • They managed to squeeze under the fence and get into the festival without paying. 他們沒付錢，而是從圍欄下硬擠過去，進入了慶祝會場。

• 2 the act of pressing something firmly -- 擠壓，捏；榨

  • She gave the present a quick squeeze and tried to guess what was inside. 她捏了捏禮物，想猜猜裡面是甚麽。

  • Garnish the fish with some fresh parsley and a squeeze of lemon. 用新鮮西洋芹作魚的裝飾，再擠上幾滴檸檬汁。

• 3 a reduction or limit -- 減少；削減；限制

  • The squeeze on profits in the oil industry has led to thousands of redundancies. 石油産業利潤的減少導致數千人失業。

  • The squeeze on local spending means that many services will have to be cut. 地方支出的縮減意味著將不得不砍掉很多公共服務。

  • The government has imposed a sharp credit squeeze in an attempt to hold down inflation. 爲抑制通貨膨脹，政府施行了嚴格的信貸緊縮政策。

• 4 a situation in which people or things are pushed or forced into a small space -- 擁擠；擠入

  • I can give you a lift, but it'll be a tight squeeze as I'm taking four other people as well. 我可以開車載你一程，不過我還要載四個人，所以會很擠。