squeeze

/skwiːz/· verb

环境/气候/能源B1

squeeze
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Chinese meaning

(受shòu多duō重chóng压yā力lì)挤jǐ压yā,夹jiā击jī

用yòng力lì挤jǐ压yā、捏niē紧jǐn

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被bèi规guī则zé与yǔ非fēi法fǎ采cǎi矿kuàng两liǎng面miàn夹jiā击jī,受shòu多duō方fāng压yā力lì挤jǐ压yā

Example

Squeezed by EU Rules and Threat of Illegal Mining, Cocoa Farmers in Ghana Face a Turning Point

受shòu欧ōu盟méng规guī则zé与yǔ非fēi法fǎ采cǎi矿kuàng威wēi胁xié的de双shuāng重chóng夹jiā击jī,加jiā纳nà可kě可kě农nóng户hù正zhèng面miàn临lín一yí个gè转zhuǎn折zhé点diǎn。

Source: Earth.org · 12 Aug 2026

Background ✎

欧ōu盟méng反fǎn毁huǐ林lín新xīn规guī意yì在zài净jìng化huà可kě可kě供gōng应yìng链liàn,但dàn黄huáng金jīn采cǎi矿kuàng获huò豁huò免miǎn,专zhuān家jiā忧yōu新xīn规guī加jiā重zhòng农nóng户hù负fù担dān却què难nán止zhǐ非fēi法fǎ采cǎi矿kuàng。

Roots · etymology

约1600年出现,词源不明,或为拟声词

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • squeeze margins/feel the squeeze/squeeze out

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