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crushes

UK //ˈkrʌʃɪz//US //ˈkrʌʃɪz//

词源

源自中古英语 'cruschen',来自古法语 'croissir'(压碎,嘎吱作响),可能最终源自日耳曼语系。

verb

❶ 指用力挤压或压碎某物,使其变形或破碎。常用于描述物理上的强力作用。

“She crushes the garlic with a knife to make paste.”

(她用刀压碎大蒜做成蒜泥。)

“The machine crushes rocks into small pieces.”

(这台机器把石头压碎成小块。)

❶ 指在情感上强烈地迷恋某人,通常指单方面的暗恋或短暂的心动。

“She secretly crushes on her math teacher.”

(她暗恋着她的数学老师。)

“Many teenagers experience their first crush in middle school.”

(很多青少年在中学时经历第一次心动。)

同义词:squashes, presses, compresses, flattens, pulverizes

noun

❶ 指被压碎或粉碎的物质,或是压碎的过程。

“Add some orange crush to the cocktail for flavor.”

(在鸡尾酒中加入一些橙子碎增加风味。)

“The grape crush is an important step in winemaking.”

(葡萄压榨是酿酒的重要步骤。)

❶ 指强烈但通常短暂的迷恋或爱慕之情。

“She developed a schoolgirl crush on the pop star.”

(她对那位流行歌星产生了少女般的迷恋。)

“His childhood crush lasted only one summer.”

(他儿时的暗恋只持续了一个夏天。)

同义词:infatuation, fancy, passion, admiration, fondness

常见短语

have a crush on — 表达对某人怀有爱慕或迷恋之情,通常指单方面的情感。

“Almost everyone in class has a crush on the new English teacher.”

(班上几乎每个人都对新来的英语老师有好感。)

crush it — 俚语,表示出色地完成某事或表现得非常成功。

“You're going to crush it in the competition tomorrow!”

(你明天在比赛中一定会大获成功!)