
crush
词源
源自中古英语 cruschen,来自古法语 croissir(压碎,破裂),可能最终源自拉丁语 cruscire(发出碎裂声)。
verb
❶ 用力挤压或压碎某物,使其变形或破碎。常用于描述对固体物品施加压力导致的结果。
“She accidentally crushed the empty can with her foot.”
(她不小心用脚踩扁了空罐子。)
“The machine crushes rocks into small pieces for construction.”
(这台机器把岩石压碎成小块用于建筑。)
❶ 在情感上强烈地喜欢某人,通常指短暂而热烈的暗恋。多用于青少年表达对他人懵懂的好感。
“She has a crush on her math teacher this semester.”
(这学期她暗恋着她的数学老师。)
“My 12-year-old son got his first crush on a classmate.”
(我12岁的儿子第一次暗恋上班里同学。)
noun
❶ 拥挤的人群,尤指因空间有限造成的密集状态。常用来描述音乐会、活动等场合的人潮。
“We got separated in the crush of people at the concert.”
(我们在音乐会拥挤的人群中走散了。)
“There was a dangerous crush at the stadium exit after the game.”
(比赛结束后体育场出口处出现了危险的人群拥挤。)
❶ 短暂而强烈的爱慕之情,通常指青少年时期不成熟的感情。比动词形式更强调这种情感状态本身。
“Her high school crush lasted for three years secretly.”
(她高中时期的暗恋秘密持续了三年。)
“It's just a teenage crush, don't take it too seriously.”
(这只是青春期的迷恋,别太当真。)
常见短语
crush on someone — 表达对某人怀有爱慕之情,通常指单方面的、未公开的喜欢,多用于描述青少年情感。
“All the girls in class seem to have a crush on the new basketball player.”
(班上所有女生似乎都迷上了新来的篮球队员。)
crush it — 俚语,表示出色地完成某事或表现得非常棒,常用于鼓励或赞美场合。
“You're going to crush it in the presentation tomorrow!”
(你明天的演讲一定会大获成功!)