squashy

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++squash·y /ˈskwɒʃi $ ˈskwɑːʃi, ˈskwɒːʃi/ adjective British English informal  SOFTsoft and easy to press 软而容易被压坏[扁]的► see thesaurus at soft

Examples from the Corpus

squashy• Add to the cranberries and simmer for about 8 minutes until the pears are translucent but not too squashy.• Juliet and David sat in squashy armchairs while Mrs Maybury fetched the tray of tea.• What mechanism allows toadstools -- essentially very soft and squashy items -- to push through two inches of asphalt?• Extra leg-room and squashy leather seats make it easier to get work done.• Mrs Rundle also sent a squashy parcel addressed to all the three children.• All I had left in the fridge was a lemon and a couple of squashy tomatoes.

squash·y adjectiveChineseSyllable  

soft Corpus to press and easy

squashy
squash‧y /ˈskwɒʃi $ ˈskwɑːʃi, ˈskwɒːʃi/ adjective British English informal
soft and easy to press
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ soft not hard, firm, or stiff, but easy to press: a soft mattress | Her skin was lovely and soft. | soft ground
   ▪ tender used about meat or vegetables that are soft and easy to cut, especially because they have been well cooked: The beef was very tender. | Cook the carrots until tender.
   ▪ soggy very wet and too soft, in a way that seems unpleasant – used about bread, vegetables, and the ground: soggy cabbage | a piece of soggy bread | The ground was too soggy to walk on.
   ▪ squishy soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about soft wet ground which makes a noise when you walk on it: squishy tomatoes | The leaves were squishy under our feet.
   ▪ squashy British English soft and easy to press – used especially about fruit that is too soft, and about chairs that are soft and comfortable: The peaches have gone all squashy. | a big squashy sofa
   ▪ mushy used about fruit or vegetables that are very soft, wet, and unpleasant, because they are not fresh or have been cooked for too long: mushy pieces of banana | a few mushy carrots
   ▪ spongy soft and full of holes that contain air or liquid like a sponge: a spongy foam | a spongy loaf | His boots sank into the spongy soil.
   ▪ springy used about something that is soft and comes back to its normal shape after being pressed or walked on: springy turf (=grass) | Her hair felt lovely and springy.
   ▪ pliable /ˈplaɪəbəl/ used about a material or substance that can be bent or pressed without breaking or cracking: The clay was still pliable and not too dry.
   ▪ yielding literary used about a surface which is soft and will bend when you press it: yielding flesh

squashyBrE /ˈskwɒʃi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈskwɑːʃi/ 🔊, /ˈskwɔːʃi/ 🔊 adjectivesoft and easy to crush or squeeze 软而易压坏（或压扁）的