- to press
- to squeeze
- to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to press
- to squeeze
- to extract juice, oil etc by squeezing
This meaning is used when referring to applying pressure to something in order to flatten, compress, or make it more compact.
I pressed the lemon with my hand to make lemonade.
This meaning involves exerting force to cause liquid or another substance to be expelled from something, typically by compressing it.
She squeezed the sponge hard, and the water flowed out immediately.
This meaning refers specifically to the process of obtaining liquid substances, such as juice or oil, through pressing or squeezing.
The factory extracts a large amount of olive oil each day.
We often extract juice at home to keep it fresh.
Generated collocations (experimental)
yā zhà压榨shuǐ guǒ水果to extract fruit juiceyā zhà压榨yóu zhī油脂to press oilyā zhà压榨cái liào材料to squeeze materialsgāo yā高压zhà榨high pressure extractionjī xiè机械yā zhà压榨mechanical pressingyè yā液压yā zhà压榨hydraulic pressingyā zhà压榨Jī机juice pressyā zhà压榨chéng guǒ成果extraction resultsrè热yā压zhà榨hot pressingLěng冷yā zhà压榨cold pressingshēng tài生态yā zhà压榨ecological squeezingguò dù过度yā zhà压榨excessive squeezingyā zhà压榨lì rùn利润to extract profit