to crush
01
押しつぶす, 粉砕する
to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
Transitive: to crush sth
例
He accidentally stepped on and crushed the delicate flower in the garden.
彼は誤って庭の繊細な花を踏みつけ、押しつぶした。
The heavy machinery was used to crush rocks into smaller fragments.
重機は岩を小さな破片に砕くために使用されました。
02
押しつぶす, 粉砕する
to become damaged, broken, or deformed under pressure
Intransitive
例
The fragile glass ornament crushed easily when it fell to the floor.
壊れやすいガラスの飾りは、床に落ちたときに簡単に砕けました。
The cardboard box crushed under the weight of the heavy objects stacked on top.
段ボール箱は、上に積まれた重い物の重みでつぶれた。
03
押しつぶす, 鎮圧する
to overpower or repress a group or opposition
Transitive: to crush opposition or resistance
例
The authoritarian regime crushed the uprising by arresting protesters and imposing martial law.
権威主義体制は、抗議者を逮捕し戒厳令を課すことで反乱を鎮圧した。
The company crushed its workers' attempts to unionize by threatening layoffs and increasing surveillance.
会社は、解雇を脅し、監視を強化することで、労働者が組合を結成しようとする試みを粉砕した。
04
打ち負かす, 圧倒する
to overwhelmingly defeat or outperform an opponent or rival
Transitive: to crush an opponent
例
The home team crushed their opponents in the final match, winning with a score of 5-0.
ホームチームは決勝戦で相手を圧倒し、5-0のスコアで勝利しました。
Despite being the underdog, the boxer crushed his opponent in the first round with a series of rapid punches.
アンダードッグだったにもかかわらず、そのボクサーは一連の速いパンチで最初のラウンドで相手を粉砕した。
05
打ち砕く, 粉砕する
to deeply hurt or demoralize someone emotionally or mentally
Transitive: to crush sb
例
The harsh feedback from her boss completely crushed her, leaving her doubting her abilities at work.
上司からの厳しいフィードバックは彼女を完全に打ちのめし、仕事での自分の能力を疑うようにさせた。
Hearing his childhood hero dismiss his work as unoriginal crushed him more than any other rejection he had faced.
子供時代のヒーローが彼の作品を独創的でないと一蹴するのを聞くことは、彼が直面した他のどんな拒絶よりも彼を打ちのめした。
06
砕く, 潰す
to press or squeeze something with force, breaking or damaging its structure, often to extract liquid or reduce it to smaller pieces
例
She used a mortar and pestle to crush the ripe berries into a pulp.
彼女は臼と杵を使って熟したベリーを潰し、ペースト状にしました。
Be careful not to crush the grapes too hard, or the seeds will make the juice bitter.
ブドウを強く押しつぶさないように注意してください。さもないと種がジュースを苦くします。
07
片思いする, 夢中になる
to have strong romantic feelings for someone, often secretly or from afar
Slang例
I 've been crushing on my coworker for months, but she has no idea.
数ヶ月間、同僚にcrushしているが、彼女は全く気づいていない。
He used to crush on his best friend back in high school.
彼は高校時代に親友に片思いしていた。
Crush
01
a brief or intense romantic infatuation
例
She had a crush on the boy in her class.
His first crush left him nervous and shy.
02
leather whose natural grain has been pressed or embossed to create a textured pattern
例
The handbag was made from soft crush leather.
He preferred jackets in crush leather for their distinctive texture.
03
the action of pressing, squeezing, or compressing something with force
例
The crusher applied a powerful crush to the rocks.
The accident left the car with a total crush on one side.
04
a tightly packed crowd of people
例
The crush outside the stadium was overwhelming.
He struggled to move through the crush of shoppers.
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