- 1軟軟的、按下去會凹的、軟綿綿（帶點濕潤感）
Squishy means soft enough that it gives way when you press it — a marshmallow, a stress ball, wet mud, an peach, a baby's cheek. Part of the meaning is in the sound: squish is the noise of something soft and slightly wet being pressed, so squishy things often feel a bit damp or , not dry and . It is a warm, informal, physical word, and mostly a pleasant one — children's toys are sold as squishy on purpose. It stretches in one useful way: an idea, a rule, or a number can be called squishy when it has no firm edges and could be pushed in any direction. "The deadline is a bit squishy" means it is not fixed. That use is critical, suggesting something ought to be firmer than it is.
組成squish（擠壓軟東西時發出的聲音／那個動作）+ -y（形容詞字尾）。squish 是擬聲字，唸出來就是那個聲音，跟 squash（壓扁）是一家人。
同家族的字
- squishthe verb and sound this is built on
原始詞典資料8 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，摘錄並精簡格式，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
squishyadj/ˈskwɪʃi/
- 1
Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
- The toy was soft and squishy, making it fun to squeeze.
- The mud was squishy underfoot after the rainstorm.
- 2
Yielding easily to pressure; very soft.
- Finished with head and hair, the women pulled her up the bank to wash her body, the soft squishy mud registering for the first time on the outer consciousness of Isabelle’s mind.
- 3
Subjective or vague.
- How does the media love Twitter? Let us count the ways: as a tech platform practically indispensable to the work of newsgathering; as a metrics system designating clear numerical value to once-squishy concepts of popularity and esteem; as a gossip-fueled lunchroom of the elites more or less available for public participation; as an arena for duking out industry controversies ranging from #MeToo to opinions about opinion pages.
- 4
derogatorygovernmentpoliticsPolitically moderate.
- 5
gamesgamingVulnerable to physical damage; having low hit points or defense.
- Yeah, I’m, like, freaking tissue paper here. Come get the mage, everyone. Pick on the poor squishy mage!
- Telling your healers how well they kept people alive when a battle was difficult is important; or, what a great job your thief did in disarming the traps to get to the raid; clapping your warriors on their backs for maintaining aggro (i.e., keeping the monster targeting them rather than “squishy” mages) or applauding the sorcerers who unloaded incredible amounts of damage.
- 6
Making a squish sound.
- Those darling, squishy little footsteps...Is that you, Punio?
squishynoun/ˈskwɪʃi/
- 1
A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.
- 2
slangA term of endearment.
- “It’s going to be fine,” Mother said in her soothing motherly voice. “Is it?” I whispered. “Yes squishy Josh, it will,” she motherlily soothed me.
摘錄自 英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary，已精簡格式；依 CC BY-SA 4.0 授權使用，改動後的內容同樣以此授權提供。