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🇺🇸 /skwˈiz/

noun 编号: S04641 牛津3000 BNC #3390 COCA #2891

squeeze 的核心概念是“挤压”：可以指实际的挤、压，也可以引申为勉强塞入、陷入困境、从某处挤出东西或施加压力。

💡 记忆钩子

想象把一个柔软物体从两边挤压：挤压本身是 squeeze；空间被挤得很紧，就变成“勉强塞进”或“困境”；再把钱、信息等从某人或某处挤出来，就是“设法弄到”。轻轻挤抱则引申为亲昵的拥抱，给别人压力则是“逼迫”。

📝 学习建议

先掌握“挤压—挤进狭小空间—挤出某物—施压”这条主线，再记体育和历史用法。
不要只把它理解成“压碎”；它常常只是用力压、勉强容纳或设法取得，不一定造成破坏。
名词中的“恋人”是俚语义，不能在普通正式语境中泛指伴侣。

📖 中文释义

noun

core 挤压；一挤

📖 指用力挤压的一下或一次动作，例如把柠檬挤一下、把球捏一下。它是整组词义的最基本图像。

💡 常用结构是 give something a squeeze，表示“把某物挤一下”。它通常指一次动作，而不是持续施力；不要误解为一定要把东西压坏。语气可普通，也可因对象不同而带有亲昵意味。

Give the lemon a quick squeeze before you add it to the soup.

把柠檬快速挤一下，再加进汤里。

The baby gave my finger a surprisingly strong squeeze.

婴儿把我的手指捏得出奇地紧。
core 狭窄的容纳空间

📖 指物体之间贴得很紧、几乎没有多余空间的状态；它来自“被挤在一起”的核心画面。

💡 常见结构是 a close squeeze 或 a tight squeeze，表示空间很勉强。这里说的是空间或贴合程度，不是单纯的“合适”；描述通过狭窄处时也要结合上下文。

There was a tight squeeze between the sofa and the wall.

沙发和墙之间的空隙非常狭窄。
core 困境；紧张处境

📖 引申为多个压力同时挤过来，使人没有多少选择或余地的困难处境。

💡 常见结构是 be in a tight squeeze 或 get into a squeeze。它偏非正式，强调眼下的窘迫，不一定表示长期的严重危机；不要把它机械理解成物理空间狭窄。

figuratively

With two bills due tomorrow, I'm in a tight squeeze.

两笔账单明天都要到期，我现在处境很困难。
common 拥抱；亲昵的搂抱

📖 指用手臂或手轻轻而紧地抱住某人，是“挤压”在亲昵场景中的柔和用法。

💡 常见结构是 give someone a squeeze 或 a gentle squeeze on the arm。它通常是非正式、亲昵的说法；正式场合描述身体接触时应避免随意使用。它不一定等于完整的拥抱，也可以只是轻轻捏抱一下。

She gave her father a warm squeeze before leaving.

她离开前亲热地抱了抱父亲。
common 恋人；爱人

📖 俚语中指特别重要的恋爱对象，来自亲昵地抱住某人的形象。

💡 最常见的是 main squeeze，表示“最重要的恋人”，语体很非正式。它不能自然地替代所有普通的“伴侣”说法；在正式介绍或严肃文章中应使用更中性的词。

slang

He brought his main squeeze to the neighborhood party.

他带着自己的恋人参加了社区聚会。
rare 非法自制酒

📖 俚语中指一种通过挤压材料并混合果汁制成的非法酒精饮料，仍可看作“挤出液体”的特殊用法。

💡 这是地区性俚语，普通日常英语中很少见。只在描写特定历史、社会或地下饮酒语境时使用；不要把普通饮料误称为这个词。

slang
common 短打抢分战术

📖 棒球术语，指通过短打，试图让三垒跑者回本垒得分；这是把对手防守空间“挤紧”的专门战术。

💡 常见结构是 a squeeze 或 a squeeze play，通常需要棒球上下文。它不是一般意义上的“挤压”；谈论战术时要明确与跑者、短打和得分相关。

The coach called for a squeeze with one out and a runner on third.

一人出局、三垒有跑者时，教练叫了短打抢分战术。
rare 牌局中的逼牌

📖 纸牌游戏术语，指迫使对手弃掉会让其失去一墩或多墩的牌。

💡 只用于特定纸牌游戏，通常需要专业牌局上下文。不要在一般谈判或日常竞争中用它表示普通的“施压”。
common 狭窄通道中的艰难通过

📖 指穿过很窄的通道或缝隙的过程，重点是身体被空间紧紧挤住。

💡 常见结构是 get through in a tight squeeze 或 a tight squeeze to get through。它主要描述实际通行空间，不能单独替代表示人生困境的义项；是否成功通过要看动词。

It was a tight squeeze, but we reached the other side of the tunnel.

通道非常窄，但我们还是到了隧道的另一边。
rare 压印拓片

📖 指把湿纸压在物体表面再揭下晾干所得的图案、铭文或其他印痕，是“按压留下形状”的专业义项。

💡 主要用于考古、艺术史和文物研究等专业语境。它通常指成品或拓印结果，不是普通的挤压动作；不要与一般的印刷品混同。
rare 矿井受压闭合

📖 采矿术语，指上覆岩层重量逐渐使地下开采空间收缩、闭合。

💡 只用于采矿和地质工程语境，通常与地下巷道或开采空间搭配理解。不能在普通文章中用来泛指任何建筑物被压坏。
rare 两面受压的中间人处境

📖 历史经济语境中，指中间人同时受到交易两方或上下两方面的压力，尤其是金钱压力。

💡 这是过时的经济和历史用法，常见于旧文献或殖民时期商业叙述。现代日常英语中表示类似处境时通常会直接说受到双方压力，不要主动使用此义项。

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rare 中间人的贿金或勒索性费用

📖 旧时语境中，指付给中间人的贿赂、手续费或被强行索取的高价，也可指索取这种钱的做法。

💡 这是带有历史和地区背景的过时用法，常见于旧的中国商业或行政记述。现代英语中不要把普通手续费随意称作这个词，因为它往往暗示不正当或强制收费。

dated
rare 脖子

📖 英国旧俚语中指人的脖子，可能来自衣领或颈部被紧紧围住的形象。

💡 这是过时的英国俚语，现代普通英语中几乎不这样说。学习时只需在旧小说或方言对白中认出它，不要用于自己的日常表达。

UK obsolete slang

squeezes plural

verb

core 挤压

📖 指从两边或多个方向施加压力，把物体挤紧、压扁或压住，是 squeeze 最直接的动词义。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze something between two things 或 squeeze something with both hands。它不一定表示“压碎”，也可只是用力握紧或挤住；不要漏掉直接宾语。

transitive

She squeezed the sponge between her hands.

她用双手挤压海绵。

Squeeze the tube gently to get out a little cream.

轻轻挤压软管，挤出一点乳霜。
common 紧紧拥抱

📖 指紧紧抱住某人，是把“挤压”转化为亲昵身体接触的动作。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze someone 或 squeeze someone tightly。它比普通的“碰到”更亲密，通常用于家人、朋友或恋人；在正式或陌生人场景中使用可能显得过于亲近。

transitive

The children squeezed their grandmother when she arrived.

祖母到达时，孩子们紧紧抱住了她。
core 勉强塞入

📖 指把人或物放进狭小空间，虽然拥挤但设法容纳进去；也可以表示自己挤进某处。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze something into something 或 squeeze into something。into 后面接目标空间；不要把它误写成普通的 put，因为 squeeze 强调空间紧、过程勉强。

ambitransitive

We squeezed three boxes into the small elevator.

我们把三个箱子勉强塞进了小电梯。

I squeezed into the last empty seat on the bus.

我挤进了公交车上最后一个空座位。
core 设法挤出；弄到

📖 指费力地从某处取出某物，或设法从某人那里弄到钱、时间等；想象把东西从紧处挤出来即可。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze something out of something 或 squeeze something out of someone。out of 强调来源，常与 money、time、information 等搭配；不要把它只理解为物理挤液体。

transitive

I squeezed a little more time out of my busy schedule.

我从忙碌的日程中又挤出了一点时间。

The reporter squeezed an apology out of the company.

记者设法让公司道了歉。
core 使陷入两难

📖 指把人置于两个或多个选择之间，使其受到相互冲突的压力，像被从两边挤住一样。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze someone between two things 或 be squeezed between two choices。between 后面通常放两个压力来源或选择；它强调处境被逼窄，不只是提出一个要求。

transitive

The new deadline squeezed us between speed and accuracy.

新的截止时间让我们陷入了速度和准确性之间的两难。

She felt squeezed between her family and her job.

她感到夹在家庭和工作之间，左右为难。
common 压榨；逼迫

📖 引申为持续给人施加困难、负担或税费，使对方像被挤压一样难以承受。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze someone with taxes、squeeze someone for money 或 be squeezed by rising costs。语气通常带批评意味，常用于经济、政治和社会话题；不要把所有普通的要求都说成 squeeze。

figuratively transitive

Higher rent is squeezing small businesses across the city.

更高的房租正在压榨全城的小企业。
common 用短打让跑者得分

📖 棒球中指采用短打，试图让三垒跑者回本垒得分；这是用突然的进攻动作压缩对手反应空间。

💡 常见结构是 squeeze a runner in 或 squeeze someone in。它只用于棒球语境，宾语通常是跑者或其姓名；不要把它当作一般的“挤进”来理解。

transitive

The batter squeezed the runner in with a bunt down the line.

击球手沿边线短打，让三垒跑者成功回本垒得分。

squeezes present,singular,third-person squeezing participle,present squeezed past squoze nonstandard,past squeezed participle,past squoze nonstandard,participle,past squozen nonstandard,participle,past

📘 英文释义 (WordNet) 共 17 组

the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

同义词集: squeeze

getting through that small opening was a tight squeeze

the act of gripping and pressing firmly

同义词集: squeeze squeezing

he gave her cheek a playful squeeze

上位: compressing, compression 下位: expression, expulsion, extrusion, pinch, tweak

a tight or amorous embrace

同义词集: hug clinch squeeze

come here and give me a big hug

上位: embrace, embracement, embracing

an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power

同义词集: power play squeeze play squeeze

she laughed at this sexual power play and walked away

上位: attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try

squeeze or press together;

同义词集: compress constrict squeeze compact contract press

she compressed her lips

the spasm contracted the muscle

上位: tighten 下位: choke, fret, gag, prim, scrag, strangle

hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness; ;

同义词集: embrace hug bosom squeeze

Hug me, please

They embraced

He hugged her close to him

上位: clasp 下位: clinch, cuddle, interlock, lock

press firmly

同义词集: squeeze

He squeezed my hand

上位: press 参见: eject, force out, squeeze out, squirt

squeeze tightly between the fingers;

同义词集: pinch squeeze twinge tweet nip twitch

He pinched her behind

She squeezed the bottle

上位: grip 下位: goose, tweak

squeeze like a wedge into a tight space

同义词集: wedge squeeze force

I squeezed myself into the corner

上位: displace, move 下位: compact, compress, impact, pack together

to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition;

同义词集: squash crush squelch mash squeeze

crush an aluminum can

squeeze a lemon

上位: press 下位: stamp, telescope, tread, wring

press or force;

同义词集: thrust stuff shove squeeze

Stuff money into an envelope

She thrust the letter into his hand

上位: force, push

obtain by coercion or intimidation;

同义词集: extort squeeze rack gouge wring

They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss

They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him

上位: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge 下位: bleed

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means;

同义词集: coerce hale squeeze pressure force

She forced him to take a job in the city

He squeezed her for information

上位: compel, obligate, oblige 下位: dragoon, drive, railroad, sandbag, terrorise, terrorize

a twisting squeeze

同义词集: squeeze wring

gave the wet cloth a wring

上位: motion, movement

(slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend

同义词集: squeeze

she was his main squeeze

上位: lover

a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer

同义词集: squeeze

increased expenses put a squeeze on profits

上位: loss, red, red ink

a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high

同义词集: credit crunch liquidity crisis squeeze

🌳 词源

源自约十七世纪早期的旧形式，进一步词源不确定；相关表达“施压”以及棒球术语后来逐渐形成。

From earlier squize, squise (whence also dialectal English squizzen and squeege), first attested around 1600, further origin uncertain; probably an alteration of quease (which is attested since 1550), from Middle English queisen (“to squeeze”), from Old English cwȳsan (“to crush, squeeze”), itself also of unknown origin, perhaps imitative (compare Swedish qväsa, kväsa (“to squeeze, bruise, crush; quell”), Dutch kwetsen (“to injure, hurt”), German quetschen (“to squeeze”)). Or, a blend of obsolete squiss (“to squeeze”) (whence also squash and squish) with quease. Compare also French esquicher from Old Occitan esquichar (“to press, squeeze”). The slang expression "to put the squeeze on (someone or something)", meaning "to exert influence", is from 1711. The baseball term "squeeze play" is first recorded 1905. "Main squeeze" ("most important person") is attested from 1896, the specific meaning "one's sweetheart, lover" is attested in 1970s. The nonstandard strong forms squoze and squozen, attested dialectally since at least the mid-19th century, are by analogy with freeze.

🔄 变式

squeezed past squeezes plural squeezing present squoze past squozen past

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