squashed

UK //skwɒʃt//US //skwɑːʃt//

词源

源自16世纪英语'squash'，可能模仿挤压时发出的声音，与古法语'esquasser'(压碎)有关。

❶ 指物体因外力作用而被压扁或变形，通常失去原有形状，看起来扁平或扭曲。

“The tomatoes were squashed in the bottom of the bag.”

（袋子底部的西红柿被压扁了。）

“He sat on his hat and it became squashed.”

（他一屁股坐在帽子上，帽子被压扁了。）

❶ 形容空间非常拥挤，人或物被挤压在一起，几乎没有活动空间。

“We were all squashed into the tiny elevator.”

（我们全都被挤进了那个狭小的电梯里。）

“The bus was so full that passengers felt squashed.”

（公交车太满了，乘客们觉得被挤得透不过气。）

同义词:flattened, crushed, compressed, crowded, cramped

❶ 指用力挤压某物使其变形或占据更小空间，可能是意外或故意的行为。

“She squashed the empty can with her foot.”

（她用脚踩扁了空罐子。）

“Be careful not to squash the bread when packing it.”

（打包时小心别把面包压扁了。）

❶ 比喻彻底阻止或压制某事，使其无法继续发展或成功。

“The government squashed the rebellion quickly.”

（政府迅速镇压了叛乱。）

“Her harsh criticism squashed his enthusiasm.”

（她严厉的批评浇灭了他的热情。）

同义词:flatten, compress, suppress, quash, crush

squashed in — 形容被强行塞入某个狭小空间，通常指人多拥挤的状态。

“We were all squashed in the backseat of the car.”

（我们全都被塞进了汽车的后座。）

squashed together — 指多个物体或人被紧紧挤压在一起，几乎没有空隙。

“All the books were squashed together on the shelf.”

（所有书都紧紧挤在书架上。）