squeeze
[skwi:z]
v.挤压, 塞进, 压榨, 设法腾出
n.挤压, 少量, 拥挤, 严控, 财政困难
例句与用法：
It took some ingenuity to squeeze all the furniture into the little room.
把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费了一番心思的。
We managed to get all the luggage into the car but it was a tight squeeze.
我们总算把行李都塞进汽车里了，不过挤得要命。
She's just lost her job, so they're really feeling the squeeze.
她刚失了业，这下他们真正感到艰难了。
It was a tight squeeze but we finally got all the clothes into the case.
箱子已经很满了，但我们还是把衣服全塞进去了。
词形变化：
形容词: squeezable | 名词: squeezer | 动词过去式: squeezed | 动词过去分词: squeezed | 动词现在分词: squeezing | 动词第三人称单数: squeezes |
详细释义：
vt.
1. 榨, 挤, 压, 拧
He squeezed the tube hard and the last bit of toothpaste came out.
他使劲挤牙膏管子, 挤出了最后一点牙膏。
2. 榨出, 挤出[(+out of/from)]; 塞进[(+into)]
She squeezed some juice from a lemon.
她从一只柠檬中挤出了一些汁。
3. 紧抱, 紧握
He squeezed my hand.
他紧紧握着我的手。
4. 勒索; 强取; 使负担沉重[(+out of/from)]
That guy is capable of squeezing money out of his old mother.
那家伙做得出勒索老母亲钱财的事来。
5. 压缩, 减少
Climbing cost of cotton squeezes mill profits.
上涨的棉花价格减少了纺织厂的利润。
6. 勉强得到
vi.
1. 榨, 挤, 压, 拧
He squeezed on the tube until some toothpaste came out.
他挤牙膏管直到挤出一些牙膏。
2. 挤着行进
The dog squeezed through the small hole in the wall.
那条狗挤过了小小的墙洞。
3. 压榨
4. 勉强得到(或通过)
The bill squeezed through both houses.
议案在两院勉强获得通过。
n.[C]
1. 榨; 压榨
He gave the orange another squeeze.
他又把橙子榨了一下。
2. 紧抱, 紧握
He gave my hand a squeeze.
他紧紧握一握我的手。
3. 少量的榨汁[S][(+of)]
She put a squeeze of lemon in her drink.
她在饮料中放了一点柠檬汁。
4. 【口】拥挤; 拥挤的一群[S]
It's a tight squeeze to get five people in that small car.
五个人坐在那个小车子里真是太挤了。
5. 拮据; 困境; 银根紧缩[S1]
My brother is in a tight squeeze.
我兄弟处境困难。
短语词组：
put the squeeze on
1. 对……施加压力
They said they would put the squeeze on him.
他们说他们将对他施加压力。