| 单词 | squeeze |
| 释义 | squeeze squeeze // verb, noun
■ verb [+ obj]
1 to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb/sth has or can use: High interest rates have squeezed the industry hard. We have had our profits squeezed this year. The retail chain has been squeezed by supermarket competition.
2 to get as much as you can from sb/sth, usually with difficulty: The bank is trying to squeeze more money out of us.
IDIOMS
squeeze sb dry to get as much money, information, etc. out of sb as you can
PHRASAL VERBS
squeeze sb/sth in to give time to sb/sth, although you are busy: Can you squeeze in a short meeting about three? I'm very busy but I should be able to squeeze you in this afternoon.
squeeze sb/sth out (of sth) to prevent sb/sth from continuing to do sth or be in business: Supermarkets are squeezing out small shops. Supermarkets are squeezing small shops out of business.
■ noun [C, usually sing.]
CREDIT SQUEEZE, PROFIT SQUEEZE
a reduction in the amount of money, number of jobs, etc. available; a difficult situation caused by this: The magazine industry is having problems, with smaller titles feeling the squeeze.
a cash/job/pay squeeze ◆ a squeeze on credit/jobs/manufacturing/pay/profits |
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