Bradford Torrey tells of seeing quantities of long-necked squashes dangling from poles about the negro cabins all through the South. One day he asked an old colored man what these squashes were for.英文原著 · 《Bird Neighbors》
"Ye-es," I said hesitatingly, though I was palpitating with joy, "I fancy we should like gooseberry tart (here a bright idea entered my mind) and perhaps in case my aunt doesn't care for the gooseberry tart, you might bring a lemon squash, please."英文原著 · 《A Cathedral Courtship》
Now I had never met a lemon squash personally, but I had often heard of it, and wished to show my familiarity with British culinary art.英文原著 · 《A Cathedral Courtship》
Aunt Celia came home in the highest feather. She had twice been taken for an Englishwoman. She said she thought that lemon squash was a drink; I thought it was a pie; but we shall find out at dinner, for, as I said, I ordered a sufficient number for two persons.英文原著 · 《A Cathedral Courtship》
"Maybe fifty of 'em had come, and was seated, when in slid the king bee, the governor of the district. Mellinger met him at the door, and escorted him to the grand stand. When I saw that Latin man I knew that Mellinger, private secretary, had all the dances on his card taken. That was a big, squashy man, the color of a rubber overshoe, and he had an eye like a head waiter's.英文原著 · 《Cabbages and Kings》
A couple with arms entwined crossed on the grass before them, at the edge of the shadow from their tree. The sunlight fell cruelly on their pale, squashed, unkempt young faces. "We're an ugly lot!" said old Jolyon suddenly. "It amazes me to see how--love triumphs over that."英文原著 · 《Five Tales》
And so did his grandfather, who has his name on a squash court.美剧 · 《Billions》
I think we can save most of the stuff around the acorn squash and the brussels sprouts.美剧 · 《Billions》
Now my only option is to squash him where he stands.美剧 · 《Billions》
Bobby, if you wanted to play squash, you should have called ahead.美剧 · 《Billions》