/krʌʃ ||; krʌʃ/verb[T] 1 to press sb/sth hard so that he/she/it is broken, damaged or injured 压碎；压破；压坏；压伤: Most of the eggs got crushed when she sat on them. 她坐上去的时候大部份鸡蛋都给压破了。He was crushed to death by a lorry. 他被卡车压死了。
2 crush sth (up) to break sth into very small pieces or a powder 弄碎；捣碎；压碎: Crush the garlic and fry in oil. 先把蒜捣碎，再在油里爆一下。 ☞picture at squeeze 见squeeze插图
3 to defeat sb/sth completely 彻底击败: The army was sent in to crush the rebellion. 军队被派去镇压叛乱。