vt.

1. 榨，擠，壓，擰
   He squeezed the tube hard and the last bit of toothpaste came out.

   他使勁擠牙膏管子，擠出了最後一點牙膏。

2. 榨出，擠出[（+out of/from）]；塞進[（+into）]
   She squeezed some juice from a lemon.

   她從一隻檸檬中擠出了一些汁。

3. 緊抱，緊握
   He squeezed my hand.

   他緊緊握著我的手。

4. 勒索；強取；使負擔沉重[（+out of/from）]
   That guy is capable of squeezing money out of his old mother.

   那傢伙做得出勒索老母親錢財的事來。

5. 壓縮，減少
   Climbing cost of cotton squeezes mill profits.

   上漲的棉花價格減少了紡織廠的利潤。

6. 勉強得到

vi.

1. 榨，擠，壓，擰
   He squeezed on the tube until some toothpaste came out.

   他擠牙膏管直到擠出一些牙膏。

2. 擠著行進
   The dog squeezed through the small hole in the wall.

   那條狗擠過了小小的牆洞。

3. 壓榨
4. 勉強得到（或通過）
   The bill squeezed through both houses.

   議案在兩院勉強獲得通過。

n.[C]

1. 榨；壓榨
   He gave the orange another squeeze.

   他又把柳橙榨了一下。

2. 緊抱，緊握
   He gave my hand a squeeze.

   他緊緊握一握我的手。

3. 少量的榨汁[S][（+of）]
   She put a squeeze of lemon in her drink.

   她在飲料中放了一點檸檬汁。

4. 【口】擁擠；擁擠的一群[S]
   It's a tight squeeze to get five people in that small car.

   五個人坐在那個小車子裡真是太擠了。

5. 拮据；困境；銀根緊縮[S1]
   My brother is in a tight squeeze.

   我兄弟處境困難。

v.

1. firmly press from opposite or all sides, typically with the fingers.
   ▸extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by squeezing.
2. (squeeze in/into/through) manage to get into or through (a restricted space).
   ▸ (squeeze someone/thing in) manage to find time for someone or something.
3. (usu. squeeze something out of/from) obtain from someone with difficulty.
   ▸informal pressurize (someone) to supply something.
   ▸ (squeeze someone/thing out) force someone or something out of an activity or post.
   ▸have a damaging or restricting effect on:

   the economy is being squeezed by foreign debt repayments.
   ▸Bridge  force (an opponent) to discard a guarding or potentially winning card.
4. (squeeze something off) informal shoot a round or shot from a gun.
   ▸take a photograph.

n.

1. an act of squeezing or the state of being squeezed.
   ▸dated a crowded social gathering.
2. a hug.
3. a small amount of liquid extracted by squeezing.
4. a strong financial demand or pressure.
   ▸informal money illegally extorted or exacted from someone.
5. a moulding or cast of an object, or a copy of a design, obtained by pressing a pliable substance round or over it.
6. (often main squeeze) N. Amer. informal a person's girlfriend or boyfriend.
7. Bridge  a tactic that forces an opponent to discard an important card.
8. (also squeeze play) Baseball  an act of hitting a ball short to the infield to enable a runner on third base to start for home as soon as the ball is pitched.