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pres·sure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. 按，挤，压；榨
Food is broken up in the mouth by the pressure of the teeth. 食物在嘴里被牙齿嚼碎。
The pressure of the wind filled the sails of the boat. 风力使船帆鼓满。
the pressure of a crowd 人群的拥挤
2. 压力；压迫；紧迫；催促
bring (或 exert, put) pressure on (或 upon) sb. (to do sth.) 压迫某人(做某事)
ease pressure on sb. 减轻对某人的压力
submit to sb.'s pressure 屈服于某人的压力
the outside pressure 外界的压力
What pressures and fears drove him to send his own sister to death? 是什么样的压力和恐惧驱使他置同胞姐妹于死地?
the pressure of a too-busy social schedule 社交活动日程过于繁忙带来的压力
Lion's relentless pressure counted for nothing as they went in at halftime 0-1 down. 雄狮队发动的强大攻势未能奏效，上半场结束时他们以0比1落后。
3. 困扰；艰难
the pressure of family anxieties 令人焦虑的家事困扰
4. 【物】压力；压强
It was a pressure of 4 kilos to the square inch. 每平方英寸的压力为4千克。
5. 【气】大气压力 (= atmospheric pressure)
6. 血压 (= blood pressure)
7. 电动势 (= electromotive force)
8. 压迫感
The sick man complained of a feeling of pressure in his chest. 病人主诉说胸部有压迫感。
9. 〈废〉印象；印记
II ❶ vt.
1. 对…施加压力(或影响)；迫使；说服
The children are not pressured to empty (或 into emptying) their plates. 孩子们并不是被迫把盘子里的东西吃完的。
pressure sb. for money 向某人强索金钱
2. 使(高空飞行的飞机机舱等)增压；密封
3. 用压力锅蒸煮
A box of beef or mutton bones, pressured until the marrow is extracted, makes excellent broth. 用压力锅熬出骨髓的一盒牛骨或羊骨可以煮成美味好汤。
❷ vi.
施加压力
[< LL pressūra a pressing < L premere to press] phr. bring pressure to bear on (或 upon) sb. 对某人施加压力 under pressure 在压力下；在强制下；被迫 He works best under pressure. 他在有压力的情况下工作得最为出色。 She changed her mind under pressure from others. 她是被逼改变主意的。 He says that he made his statement to the police under pressure, and that the statement is false. 他说他是被迫向警方作此声明的，而那则声明是假的。 under (the) pressure of 在…的压力下 I don't want to be under the pressure of time after a period of idleness. 我不想在闲了一段时间后又得赶时间。 |