squeeze

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【释义】：

vt．❶ 压，挤，夹：squeeze a sponge紧压海绵．squeeze the water out of the clothes拧干衣服的水．squeeze paste into a ball把面团捏成球．squeeze sb．’s hand紧握某人的手．squeeze one’s fingers in a vice虎头钳子夹手指了．squeeze sb．to death把某人挤死．squeeze a lemon dry榨干柠檬．squeeze one’s way through a crowd从人群中挤过去．He squeezed himself into a crowded bus．他挤上拥挤的公共汽车．❷ 榨取，敲诈，勒索：squeeze money out of sb．向某人勒索金钱．Capitalists squeeze workers in a thousand and one ways．资本家千方百计地剥削工人．❸ 逼迫：squeeze consent from sb．迫使某人同意．

－vi．压榨，挤，压缩：squeeze into(through)a crowd挤入(过)人群．Can you squeeze in?你能挤进去吗?Sponges squeeze easily．海棉容易压缩．

－n．❶ 压，夹，榨，拥挤，紧握．❷ 剥削，勒索，勒索来的钱．

△in a tight(or close，narrow) squeeze 处境困难．