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GMAT重点动词英英解释（63）

2014-09-11 20:49:00来源：网络

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　　361. Squeeze verb

　　press with fingers

　　to press sth firmly, especially with your fingers: [VN] to squeeze a tube of toothpaste ◆ to

　　squeeze the trigger of a gun (= to fire it) ◆ He squeezed her hand and smiled at her. ◆ [V]

　　Just take hold of the tube and squeeze.

　　get liquid out

　　~ sth (out of / from sth)

　　~ sth (out) to get liquid out of sth by pressing or twisting it hard: [VN] to squeeze the juice

　　from a lemon ◆ He took off his wet clothes and squeezed the water out. ◆ freshly squeezed

　　orange juice ◆ (figurative) She felt as if every drop of emotion had been squeezed from her.

　　[also VN-ADJ]

　　into / through small space

　　~ (sb/sth) into, through, etc. sth

　　~ through, in, past, etc. to force sb/sth/yourself into or through a small space: [VN] We

　　managed to squeeze six people into the car. ◆ It's a pretty town, squeezed between the

　　mountains and the ocean. ◆ (figurative) We managed to squeeze a lot into a week (= we did

　　a lot of different things). ◆ [V] to squeeze into a tight dress / a parking space ◆ to squeeze

　　through a gap in the hedge / a crowd ◆ If you move forward a little, I can squeeze past.

　　threaten

　　[VN] ~ sb (for sth) (informal) to get sth by putting pressure on sb, threatening them, etc:

　　He's squeezing me for £400.

　　limit money

　　[VN] to strictly limit or reduce the amount of money that sb/sth had or can use: High

　　interest rates have squeezed the industry hard. ◆ The banks have had their profits squeezed

　　this year.

　　362. Prune verb[VN] ~ sth (back)

　　to cut off some of the branches from a tree, bush, etc. so that it will grow better and

　　stronger: When should you prune apple trees? ◆ He pruned the longer branches off the tree.

　　◆ The hedge needs pruning back.

　　to make sth smaller by removing parts; to cut out parts of sth: Staff numbers have been

　　pruned back to 175. ◆ The railway companies have pruned their timetables (= there are

　　fewer trains). ◆ Prune out any unnecessary details.

　　pruning noun [U]: All roses require annual pruning. ◆ The company would benefit from a

　　little pruning here and there.

　　363. Glaze verb

　　[V]~ (over) if a person's eyes glaze or glaze over, the person begins to look bored or tired:

　　A lot of people's eyes glaze over if you say you are a feminist. ◆ 'I'm feeling rather tired,' he

　　said, his eyes glazing.

　　[VN] to fit sheets of glass into sth: to glaze a window / house ◆ a glazed door

　　See also DOUBLE GLAZING

　　Compare:GLASS

　　[VN] ~ sth (with sth) to cover sth with a glaze to give it a shiny surface: Glaze the pie with

　　beaten egg. ◆ glazed pottery / tiles ◆ (AmE) a glazed doughnut

　　364. Fix verb

　　attach

　　[VN] (especially BrE) to put sth firmly in a place so that it will not move: to fix a shelf to the

　　wall ◆ to fix a post in the ground ◆ (figurative) He noted every detail so as to fix the scene in

　　his mind.

　　arrange

　　[VN] to decide on a date, time, amount, etc. for sth

　　Synonym: SET

　　Has the date of the next meeting been fixed? ◆ They fixed the rent at £100 a week. ◆ Their

　　prices are fixed until the end of the year (= will not change before then).

　　~ sth (up) (for sb) to arrange or organize sth: [VN] I'll fix a meeting. ◆ You have to fix

　　visits up in advance with the museum. ◆ How are you fixed (= do you have any plans) for

　　Thursday? ◆ (informal) Don't worry, I'll fix it with Sarah. ◆ [V to inf] I've fixed up (for us) to

　　go to the theatre next week.

　　position / time

　　[VN]to discover or say the exact position, time, etc. of sth: We can fix the ship's exact

　　position at the time the fire broke out.

　　food / drink

　　~ sth (for sb)

　　~ sb sth (especially AmE) to provide or prepare sth, especially food: [VNN, VN] Can I fix you

　　a drink? ◆ Can I fix a drink for you? ◆ [VN] I'll fix supper.

　　repair

　　[VN] to repair or correct sth: The car won't start-can you fix it? ◆ I've fixed the problem.

　　hair / face

　　[VN] (especially AmE) to make sth such as your hair or face neat and attractive: I'll fix my

　　hair and then I'll be ready.

　　result

　　[VN] (informal) [often passive] to arrange the result of sth in a way that is not honest or

　　fair: I'm sure the race was fixed.

　　punish

　　[VN] (informal) to punish sb who has harmed you and stop them doing you any more harm:

　　Don't worry-I'll fix him.

　　in photography

　　[VN] (technical) to treat photographic film, etc. with a chemical so that the colours do not

　　change or become less bright

　　animal

　　[VN] (AmE, informal) to make an animal unable to have young by means of an operation

　　365. Tug verb (-gg-)

　　~ (at / on) sth to pull sth hard, often several times: [V] She tugged at his sleeve to get his

　　attention. ◆ (figurative) a sad story that tugs at your heartstrings (= makes you feel sad) ◆

　　[VN] The baby was tugging her hair. ◆ [VN-ADJ] He tugged the door open.

　　[VN +adv./prep.]to pull sth hard in a particular direction: He tugged the hat down over

　　his head.

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