squeeze

press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash

这些动词均含“压、挤”之意。
press: 普通用词，指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。

名词 squeeze:

1. the act of gripping and pressing firmly
   同义词：squeezing
2. a state in which there is a short supply of cash to lend to businesses and consumers and interest rates are high
   同义词：credit crunch, liquidity crisis
3. a situation in which increased costs cannot be passed on to the customer
4. (slang) a person's girlfriend or boyfriend
5. a twisting squeeze
   同义词：wring
6. an aggressive attempt to compel acquiescence by the concentration or manipulation of power
   同义词：power play, squeeze play
7. a tight or amorous embrace
   同义词：hug, clinch
8. the act of forcing yourself (or being forced) into or through a restricted space

动词 squeeze:

1. to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
   同义词：squash, crush, squelch, mash
2. press firmly
3. squeeze like a wedge into a tight space
   同义词：wedge, force
4. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"
   同义词：coerce, hale, pressure, force
5. obtain by coercion or intimidation
   同义词：extort, rack, gouge, wring
6. press or force
   同义词：thrust, stuff, shove
7. squeeze tightly between the fingers
   同义词：pinch, twinge, tweet, nip, twitch
8. squeeze (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
   同义词：embrace, hug, bosom
9. squeeze or press together
   同义词：compress, constrict, compact, contract, press

1. It took some ingenuity to squeeze all the furniture into the little room.
   把全部家具都塞进那个小房间是很费了一番心思的。
2. We managed to get all the luggage into the car but it was a tight squeeze.
   我们总算把行李都塞进汽车里了，不过挤得要命。
3. She's just lost her job, so they're really feeling the squeeze.
   她刚失了业，这下他们真正感到艰难了。
4. It was a tight squeeze but we finally got all the clothes into the case.
   箱子已经很满了，但我们还是把衣服全塞进去了。