| 单词 | squash |
| 释义 | Word Frequency squash 1(skwɒʃ) verb 1. to press or squeeze or be pressed or squeezed in or down so as to crush, distort, or pulp 2. (transitive) to suppress or overcome 3. (transitive) to humiliate or crush (a person), esp with a disconcerting retort 4. (intransitive) to make a sucking, splashing, or squelching sound 5. (often foll by in or into) to enter or insert in a confined space noun 6. British a still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted with water 7. a crush, esp of people in a confined space 8. something that is squashed 9. the act or sound of squashing or the state of being squashed 10. Also called: squash rackets, squash racquets a game for two or four players played in an enclosed court with a small rubber ball and light long-handled rackets. The ball may be hit against any of the walls but must hit the facing wall at a point above a horizontal line See also rackets 11. Also called: squash tennis a similar game played with larger rackets and a larger pneumatic ball Derived forms squasher (ˈsquasher) noun Word origin C16: from Old French esquasser, from Vulgar Latin exquassāre (unattested), from Latin ex-1 + quassāre to shatterWord Frequency squash 2(skwɒʃ) nounWord forms: plural squashes or squash US and Canadian 1. any of various marrow-like cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Cucurbita, esp C. pepo and C. moschata, the fruits of which have a hard rind surrounding edible flesh 2. the fruit of any of these plants, eaten as a vegetable Word origin C17: from Narraganset askutasquash, literally: green vegetable eaten green |
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