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crushing 音標拼音: [kr'ʌʃɪŋ] a. 打破得支離破碎的,使不能再站起來的,壓倒的 打破得支離破碎的,使不能再站起來的,壓倒的 crushing adj 1: physically or spiritually devastating; often used in combination; " a crushing blow"; " a crushing rejection"; " bone- crushing" [ synonym: { crushing}, { devastating}] n 1: forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority; " the suppression of heresy"; " the quelling of the rebellion"; " the stifling of all dissent" [ synonym: { suppression}, { crushing}, { quelling}, { stifling}] Crush \ Crush\ ( kr[ u^] sh), v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Crushed} ( kr[ u^] sht); p. pr. & vb. n. { Crushing}.] [ OE. cruschen, crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth. kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan. kryste, Icel. kreysta.] 1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts, or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes. [ 1913 Webster] Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. -- Lev. xxii. 24. [ 1913 Webster] The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and crushed Balaam' s foot against the wall. -- Num. xxii. 25. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to comminute; as, to crush quartz. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down, as by an incumbent weight. [ 1913 Webster] To crush the pillars which the pile sustain. -- Dryden. [ 1913 Webster] Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. -- Bryant. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To oppress or burden grievously. [ 1913 Webster] Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway. -- Deut. xxviii. 33. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally. [ 1913 Webster] Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. -- Sir. W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster] 6. to subdue or overwhelm ( a person) by argument or a cutting remark; to cause ( a person) to feel chagrin or humiliation; to squelch. [ PJC] { To crush a cup}, to drink. [ Obs.] { To crush out}. ( a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from grapes. ( b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress. [ 1913 Webster]
Crushing \ Crush" ing\, a. That crushes; overwhelming. " The blow must be quick and crushing." -- Macualay. [ 1913 Webster] 42 Moby Thesaurus words for " crushing": Herculean, annoying, arduous, awkward, backbreaking, besetting, bothersome, burdensome, chastening, disconcerting, disturbing, effortful, embarrassing, forced, grueling, hard- earned, hard- fought, heavy, hefty, humbling, humiliating, humiliative, irksome, killing, labored, laborious, mortifying, onerous, operose, oppressive, painful, plaguey, punishing, strained, strenuous, toilsome, tough, troublesome, trying, uphill, vexatious, wearisome
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