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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 .
Squishy這個字 means soft enough that it gives way when you press it意思是軟到你一壓就會凹下去——a marshmallow像棉花糖、a stress ball紓壓球、wet mud濕泥巴、an overripe peach熟過頭的桃子、a baby's cheek嬰兒的臉頰。Part of the meaning is in the sound這個字有一部分意思藏在聲音裡：squish is the noise of something soft and slightly wet being pressedsquish 就是軟軟濕濕的東西被壓下去的聲音，so所以 squishy things often feel a bit damp or spongy squishy 的東西摸起來常常有點濕濕軟軟、海綿感，not dry and crumbly不是乾乾脆脆的。
It is a warm, informal, physical word, and mostly a pleasant one — children's toys are sold as squishy on purpose.
It它 is a warm, informal, physical word是個帶點溫暖、口語、很有觸感的字，and而 mostly a pleasant one大多是正面的感覺——children's toys兒童玩具 are sold as squishy on purpose就常常故意標榜自己是 squishy 的。
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.
It它 stretches in one useful way有一個延伸用法很好用：an idea, a rule, or a number想法、規定或數字 can be called squishy也可以被說成 squishy，when it has no firm edges and could be pushed in any direction當它沒有固定的界線、可以被往任何方向推的時候。"The deadline is a bit squishy"「The deadline is a bit squishy」 means it is not fixed意思是期限不是固定死的。That那個 use is mildly critical用法帶點小小的批評，suggesting something ought to be firmer than it is暗示這東西本來應該要更明確一點才對。
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，原文照列，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/
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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.
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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.
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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.
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derogatorygovernmentpoliticsPolitically moderate.
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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.
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Making a squish sound.
- Those darling, squishy little footsteps...Is that you, Punio?
squishynoun/ˈskwɪʃi/
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A squeezable stress reliever, especially one made of foam.
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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.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。