crush

/krʌʃ/ v. / n.
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

压碎；压扁；击败；使崩溃

释义与例句

v. 压碎；压扁
to press or squeeze something hard so that it breaks or loses its shape
  1. She crushed the empty can under her foot.
    她用脚把空罐子踩扁了。
  2. The machine crushes stones into small pieces.
    这台机器把石头压成小块。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Don't crush the flowers when you walk through the garden.
    穿过花园时别把花踩坏了。
v. 击败；使崩溃
to defeat someone completely; to make someone feel very upset
  1. The team crushed their opponents by five goals.
    球队以五球之差大胜对手。
  2. The bad news crushed her hopes of a promotion.
    这个坏消息粉碎了她升职的希望。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He was crushed by the failure of his business.
    他被生意的失败击垮了。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 发音像 'crush 可弱'，用力一压就变弱变碎。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • crushing 压倒性的；令人崩溃的
    crush 的形容词形式，表示巨大或令人沮丧的。
同义词
  • squash 压扁；挤压
    squash 多指把软物压扁；crush 可指硬物压碎或比喻击败。
    Squash the tomatoes to make sauce. 把西红柿压碎做酱汁。
反义词
  • release 释放；放开
    release 表示松开，与 crush（挤压）动作相反。
    Release the button slowly. 慢慢地松开按钮。
常见搭配
  • crush down 压碎；镇压
    The police crushed down the riot quickly. 警察迅速镇压了骚乱。
  • have a crush on 迷恋某人
    She has a crush on her classmate. 她迷恋她的同学。