English Dictionary

crush

IPA（発音記号）

/kɹʌʃ/

動詞

比喩的用法 口語 自動詞 他動詞

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass. / To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

日本語の意味

（固い物体の間に挟んで）押しつぶす、圧迫して形状や構造を変える / （打撃や摩擦で）粉砕する、細かい粒状にする

Be careful not to crush the glass between the metal clamps when tightening them.

締め付けるときに金属のクランプでガラスを押しつぶさないように注意してください。

意味（1）

To press between two hard objects; to squeeze so as to alter the natural shape or integrity, or to force together into a mass.

to crush grapes

意味（2）

To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding.

to crush quartz

意味（3）

(figuratively) To overwhelm by pressure or weight.

We believe the invasion has reached its peak. The task remaining is to crush it. Our men are confident, the United Nations command is confident, that it will be crushed.

意味（4）

(figuratively, colloquial) To do impressively well at (sports events; performances; interviews; etc.).

They had a gig recently at Madison Square—totally crushed it!

意味（5）

To oppress or grievously burden.

意味（6）

To overcome completely; to subdue totally.

The sultan's black guard crushed every resistance bloodily.

意味（7）

(intransitive) To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller volume or area, by external weight or force.

an eggshell crushes easily

意味（8）

(intransitive) To feel infatuation or unrequited love.

She's crushing on him.

意味（9）

(film, television) To give a compressed or foreshortened appearance to.

He frames his subject in distant close-ups (we feel the distance, due mostly to the crushed perspective brought about by the telephoto lens).

意味（10）

(transitive, television) To make certain colors so similar as to be hard to distinguish, either as a deliberate effect or as a limitation of a display.

My old TV set crushes the blacks when the brightness is lowered.

crushes （ present singular third-person ）

crushing （ participle present ）

crushed （ participle past ）

crushed （ past ）