- [transitive] crush somebody/something
to press something so hard that it is damaged or injured, or loses its shape 压坏；压伤；挤压变形 
The car was completely crushed under the truck. 小轿车被卡车压得完全变形了。 🔊🔊 Several people were crushed to death in the accident. 好几个人在事故中被压死了。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesHe was crushed beneath a bus. 他被压在一辆公共汽车下。 His hand was badly crushed in the accident. 他的手在事故中被严重压伤。 She was crushed between two cars. 她被挤在两辆小汽车之间。 insects that had been crushed underfoot 被踩扁的昆虫
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- against
- beneath
- under
- …
- be crushed
- get crushed
- crush somebody to death
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- [transitive] crush something
to break something into small pieces or into a powder by pressing hard 压碎；捣碎；碾成粉末 Add two cloves of crushed garlic. 加入两瓣捣碎的蒜。 🔊🔊 They crush the olives with a heavy wooden press. 他们用沉重的木制压榨机把橄榄压碎。 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesCrush the garlic finely before adding. 把大蒜压成细末后再加入。 Crush the biscuits finely before adding them to the mixture. 把饼干压碎，然后加到混合料。
- [transitive] crush somebody/something + adv./prep.
to push or press somebody/something into a small space 把…挤入，将…塞进（狭小的空间内） Over twenty prisoners were crushed into a small dark cell. 二十多名囚犯被塞在一间黑暗狭小的牢房里。 🔊🔊 She was crushed against the wall. 她被挤在墙上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- slightly
- almost
- nearly
- …
- against
- beneath
- under
- …
- be crushed
- get crushed
- crush somebody to death
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- [transitive, intransitive] crush (something)
to make something full of folds or lines; to become full of folds or lines （使）变皱，起皱 She crushed the scrap of paper in her hand. 她压碎了手中的纸屑。 The crisp paper crushed like eggshells in his fingers. 脆纸在他的手指间像蛋壳一样粉碎。
- [transitive] crush somebody
to use violent methods to defeat people who are opposing you 镇压；（用暴力）制伏 Extra ExamplesAttempts to crush serious popular unrest led to civil war. 企图粉碎严重的民众动乱导致内战。 The government succeeded in crushing the military rising. 政府成功地镇压了军队起义。
- crush somebody
to destroy somebody’s confidence or happiness 破坏，毁坏（某人的信心或幸福） Extra ExamplesHe always has this fantastic energy. Nothing can crush him. 他总是有这种奇妙的能量。没有什么可以粉碎他的。 Their new self-confidence could not be crushed. 他们刚刚建立起的自信心不能被破坏。
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French cruissir, ‘gnash (teeth) or crack’, of unknown origin.
Idioms
crush it
- (informal)
to do something very well or be very successful
She got up on stage and absolutely crushed it—the audience was going wild! 她站上舞台，完全粉碎了它—观众们疯狂了！ His latest film is crushing it at the box office. 他的最新电影在票房上很烂。