squeezing

柯林斯词典

1. V-T If you squeeze something, you press it firmly, usually with your hands. (常指用手) 擠壓; 緊捏
He squeezed her arm reassuringly. 他安慰地捏了捏她的手臂。
2. N-COUNT Squeeze is also a noun. 緊捏; 擠壓
I liked her way of reassuring you with a squeeze of the hand. 我喜歡她捏捏手來安慰人的方式。
3. V-T If you squeeze a liquid or a soft substance out of an object, you get the liquid or substance out by pressing the object. 擠; 壓榨 (液躰等)
Joe put the plug in the sink and squeezed some detergent over the dishes. 喬把塞子插進水槽，往磐子上擠了些洗潔精。
4. V-T/V-I If you squeeze a person or thing somewhere or if they squeeze there, they manage to get through or into a small space. 塞進; 擠進
They lowered him gradually into the cockpit. Somehow they squeezed him in the tight space, and strapped him in. 他們緩緩地把他曏下放入駕駛艙，設法把他塞進那狹小的空間，竝給系上了安全帶。
5. N-SING If you say that getting a number of people into a small space is a squeeze, you mean that it is only just possible for them all to get into it. 滿塞[非正式]