单词 | crush |
释义 | crush —crush /krʌʃ/ noun [C] INFORMAL (LIKING) ► C2 a strong but temporary feeling of liking someone: » She has a crush on one of her teachers at school.Thesaurus+: ↑Loving and in loveThesaurus+: ↑Sexual attraction , ↑Attractivenoun [S] (PRESS) ► C2 a crowd of people forced to stand close together: » I had to struggle through the crush to get to the door.» You can come in our car, but it'll be a bit of a crush (= there will be a lot of people in it).Thesaurus+: ↑Groups of peopleverb (PRESS) ↑Verb Endings for crush C2 [T] to press something very hard so that it is broken or its shape is destroyed: » The package had been badly crushed in the post.» Add three cloves of crushed garlic.» His arm was badly crushed in the car accident.Thesaurus+: ↑Squeezing and grindingF0 [T] to press paper or cloth so that it becomes full of folds and is no longer flat: » My dress got all crushed in my suitcase.Thesaurus+: ↑Making things more or less smooth or straightF0 [T] If people are crushed against other people or things, they are pressed against them: » Tragedy struck when several people were crushed to death in the crowd.Thesaurus+: ↑Squeezing and grinding• • • Extra Examples:» Use the back of a wooden spoon to crush the garlic.» Many people were crushed underfoot when the police tried to break up the demonstration.» Sugar is obtained by crushing and processing sugar cane.» He sat on top of Mum's hat and crushed it flat!» Try not to crush your jacket on the journey - hang it up in the back of the car.verb [T usually passive] (SHOCK) ↑Verb Endings for crush ► F0 to upset or shock someone badly: » He was crushed by the news of the accident.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people sad, shocked and upsetverb [T] (BEAT) ↑Verb Endings for crush ► F0 to defeat someone completely: » The president called upon the army to help crush the rebellion.» France crushed Wales by 36 to 3 in last Saturday's match in Paris.Thesaurus+: ↑Winning and defeating , ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport |
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