to crush
01
压碎, 碾碎
to forcibly push something against a surface until it breaks or is damaged or disfigured
Transitive: to crush sth
例子
He accidentally stepped on and crushed the delicate flower in the garden.
他不小心踩到并压碎了花园里那朵娇嫩的花。
The heavy machinery was used to crush rocks into smaller fragments.
重型机械被用来将岩石压碎成更小的碎片。
02
压碎, 碾碎
to become damaged, broken, or deformed under pressure
Intransitive
例子
The fragile glass ornament crushed easily when it fell to the floor.
易碎的玻璃装饰品掉到地板上时很容易压碎。
The cardboard box crushed under the weight of the heavy objects stacked on top.
纸板箱在堆放在上面的重物的重量下压碎了。
03
镇压, 粉碎
to overpower or repress a group or opposition
Transitive: to crush opposition or resistance
例子
The authoritarian regime crushed the uprising by arresting protesters and imposing martial law.
专制政权通过逮捕抗议者和实施戒严镇压了起义。
The company crushed its workers' attempts to unionize by threatening layoffs and increasing surveillance.
该公司通过威胁裁员和增加监视粉碎了其工人组建工会的尝试。
04
碾压, 粉碎
to overwhelmingly defeat or outperform an opponent or rival
Transitive: to crush an opponent
例子
The home team crushed their opponents in the final match, winning with a score of 5-0.
主队在决赛中碾压了对手，以5-0的比分获胜。
Despite being the underdog, the boxer crushed his opponent in the first round with a series of rapid punches.
尽管是劣势一方，这位拳击手在第一轮就以一系列快速出拳击溃了对手。
05
粉碎, 摧毁
to deeply hurt or demoralize someone emotionally or mentally
Transitive: to crush sb
例子
The harsh feedback from her boss completely crushed her, leaving her doubting her abilities at work.
老板的严厉反馈完全击垮了她，让她对自己在工作中的能力产生了怀疑。
Hearing his childhood hero dismiss his work as unoriginal crushed him more than any other rejection he had faced.
听到他童年的英雄将他的作品斥为缺乏原创性，这比他所面对的任何其他拒绝都更让他崩溃。
06
压碎, 碾碎
to press or squeeze something with force, breaking or damaging its structure, often to extract liquid or reduce it to smaller pieces
例子
She used a mortar and pestle to crush the ripe berries into a pulp.
她用研钵和研杵将成熟的浆果碾碎成浆。
Be careful not to crush the grapes too hard, or the seeds will make the juice bitter.
小心不要用力压碎葡萄，否则种子会使果汁变苦。
07
暗恋, 迷恋
to have strong romantic feelings for someone, often secretly or from afar
Slang例子
I 've been crushing on my coworker for months, but she has no idea.
几个月来我一直crush我的同事，但她完全不知道。
He used to crush on his best friend back in high school.
他过去在高中时暗恋他最好的朋友。
Crush
01
a brief or intense romantic infatuation
例子
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
例子
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
例子
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
例子
The crush outside the stadium was overwhelming.
He struggled to move through the crush of shoppers.
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