1 [C] [sing] a lot of people in a small space 拥挤: We can get ten people around the table, but it's a bit of a squash. 一张桌子我们可以坐下十个人，但有点挤。

2 [U] [C] (Brit 英) a drink that is made from fruit juice and sugar. You add water to squash before you drink it. （饮用时加水的）果汁饮料: orange squash 橙汁饮料

3 [U] a game for two people, played in a special room(court). You play squash by hitting a small rubber ball against any one of the walls of the room. 壁球: a squash racket 壁球拍

4 [C] [U] (plural squash) a type of vegetable that grows on the ground with hard skin and orange flesh inside, or soft yellow or green skin and white flesh inside 南瓜；笋瓜；西葫芦 ☞picture on page C3 见C3页插图