crushed
past simple and past participle ofcrush
| 单词 | crushed |
| 释义 | crushed past simple and past participle ofcrush crush verb uk/krʌʃ/us/krʌʃ/crushverb(PRESS)C2[T] topresssomething very hard so that it isbrokenoritsshapeisdestroyed: Thepackagehad beenbadlycrushed in thepost. Add threeclovesof crushedgarlic. Hisarmwasbadlycrushed in thecaraccident. [T]UK topresspaperorclothso that itbecomesfulloffoldsand is nolongerflat: Mydressgot all crushed in mysuitcase. [T] Ifpeopleare crushed against otherpeopleor things, they arepressedagainst them: Tragedystruckwhen severalpeoplewere crushedtodeathin thecrowd.
Squeezing and grinding
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Making things more or less smooth or straight crushverb(SHOCK)[Tusually passive] toupsetorshocksomeonebadly: He was crushed by thenewsof theaccident. Making people sad, shocked and upset
crushverb(BEAT)[T] todefeatsomeonecompletely: Thepresidentcalled upon thearmytohelpcrush therebellion. France crushedWalesby 36 to 3 in last Saturday'smatchinParis. Synonyms annihilateinformal beat(DEFEAT) conquer defeat hammer(DEFEAT)informal thrash(DEFEAT)informal trounceinformal to beat someone in a race, competition, etc.
Winning and defeating
crushverb(perform well)[T]informal toperformextremelywell in aparticularsituation,competition, etc.: Thecompanyisn't just crushing thecommercialrealm, it is alsoinnovatingcorporateculture. Norway is crushing the WinterOlympics. They did OK in the semi-finals but crushedit(= didextremelywell)in thefinals. Surpassing in quality or number
Examplesofcrushedcrushed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On both slides the specimens have been rather badlycrushedunder the coverslip. From theCambridge English Corpus Neither iscrushedby the new environmental ethics juggernaut. From theCambridge English Corpus Incubation vessels inside the chamber were filled with sterile sand, inoculated withcrushedsandstone-based biofilms and allowed to incubate for 5.5 months. From theCambridge English Corpus Instead, they must avoid absorbing words, pictures, and ideas that will transform them into the "crushedpetals" or dead leaves of fallen womanhood (269, 257). From theCambridge English Corpus After removing the leaves, stalks, etc., the grapes werecrushedby hand to prevent the breakage of the seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus The oak galls are collected,crushedand either boiled or infused in rainwater (or white-wine vinegar). From theCambridge English Corpus Considerable amounts of rubbish remained at the soil surface, includingcrushedlead batteries, copper artefacts, used food cans, and building materials. From theCambridge English Corpus Cattle were provided with water andcrushedpalm oil kernel when grass was unavailable. From theCambridge English Corpus After the rebellion wascrushed, neither the court nor the traditional forces had any use for the amir anymore. From theCambridge English Corpus These ruminants swallow most food items whole or slightlycrushed: the resulting large particles represented an average 49-52% of each stomach's contents. From theCambridge English Corpus These werecrushedby savage repression by the state security organs without which the policy could not have been implemented. From theCambridge English Corpus Patients can be traumatized by roller-coaster rides where hopes are built andcrushedcontemporaneously. From theCambridge English Corpus When the eggs or larvae werecrushedand inoculated into a monkey the latter became infected. From theCambridge English Corpus It is difficult to ensure that the surface of a cleistothecium is completely free of conidiospores before it iscrushed. From theCambridge English Corpus Single worms were defrosted on ice, andcrushedin distilled water. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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