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 .
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Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised ,
or crushed ,
or broken ,
or cut . --
Lev .
xxii .
24 .
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The ass . . .
thrust herself unto the wall ,
and crushed Balaam '
s foot against the wall . --
Num .
xxii .
25 .
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2 .
To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding ;
to comminute ;
as ,
to crush quartz .
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3 .
To overwhelm by pressure or weight ;
to beat or force down ,
as by an incumbent weight .
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To crush the pillars which the pile sustain .
--
Dryden .
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Truth ,
crushed to earth ,
shall rise again . --
Bryant .
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4 .
To oppress or burden grievously .
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Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway .
--
Deut .
xxviii .
33 .
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5 .
To overcome completely ;
to subdue totally .
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Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels . --
Sir .
W .
Scott .
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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 .
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Crushing \
Crush "
ing \,
a .
That crushes ;
overwhelming . "
The blow must be quick and crushing ." --
Macualay .
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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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