squashed
past simple and past participle ofsquash
| 单词 | squashed |
| 释义 | squashed past simple and past participle ofsquash squash verb uk/skwɒʃ/us/skwɑːʃ/squashverb(MAKE FLAT)B2[T] tocrushsomething into aflatshape: Heaccidentallysaton herhatand squashed it.
Squeezing and grinding
squashverb(PUSH)B2[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] topushyourself, aperson, or thing into asmallspace: Theroomwas sofullyou couldn't squash anotherpersonin. If you all squashedup(=movedclosertogether), we couldfitanextrapersonin thecar. Hetriedto squash hisrippedjeansintothesuitcasewhile hismotherwasn'tlooking. Inserting and forcing things into other things
squashverb(END)[T] tostopsomething fromcontinuingtoexistorhappen, byforcefulaction: Rumoursof apossibletakeoverof thecompanyweresoonsquashed by themanagement. Causing something to end
Examplesofsquashedsquashed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The site was, literally, a tip, made up ofsquashedtoothpaste tubes. From theCambridge English Corpus Attempts were made to make the tests easier; dot blots containing proteins from singlesquashedparasitized and non-parasitized larvae were conducted. From theCambridge English Corpus Five per cent of flies weresquashedand examined microscopically for insect and plant pathogens. From theCambridge English Corpus She holds the scepter in her right hand and a rathersquashed-looking orb in her left. From theCambridge English Corpus Squashedpreparations of visceral organs, including heart, liver, spleen, kidney, gall bladder, swim bladder and gonads, were made and examined under a light microscope. From theCambridge English Corpus Portions of the brain were thensquashedbetween glass plates and examined microscopically. From theCambridge English Corpus The dynamism of private industry, agriculture, and wholesaling during 1966-72 was unconscionablysquashedby increased centralisation. From theCambridge English Corpus Squashedzonae from these oocytes are shown in (c). From theCambridge English Corpus A minimum of seven mucosal smears were taken from different locations in the lower part of the small intestine, using microscope slides and thesquashedtissue examined under the stereomicroscope. From theCambridge English Corpus Some of the diagrams looksquashedand are therefore not too attractive to look at, but the quality of the line drawings is often very good. From theCambridge English Corpus The doctrine of responsibility of the under-secretary, by him alone, is pernicious and needs to besquashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is time that that theory wassquashedfor ever. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The men of violence have been temporarilysquashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those who have listened to the debates cannot believe that debate has beensquashed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think "squashed" might be a better word. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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