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crush

UK /krʌʃ/US /krʌʃ/

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。)

同义词:compress, squash, flatten, infatuation, admiration

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。)

同义词:crowd, throng, infatuation, fondness, passion

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!)