1 N-UNCOUNT 压力 Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. 压力
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She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it.
她用脚踢门，力气之大足以把门踹开。
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The pressure of his fingers had relaxed.
他手指按压的力道减轻了。
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The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
治疗这种流血的最好方法就是牢牢将伤口压住。
SYN force, crushing, squeezing, compressing
2 N-UNCOUNT 压力；气压；压强 The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container. 压力；气压；压强
3 N-UNCOUNT （向某人施加的）压力 If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something. （向某人施加的）压力
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He may have put pressure on her to agree. [+ on]
他可能向她施加了压力，迫使她同意。
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Its government is under pressure from the European Commission.
其政府承受着来自欧盟委员会的压力。
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The political pressures to do something are pretty enormous.
要求采取行动的政治压力非常巨大。
SYN power, influence, force, obligation
4 N-UNCOUNT （工作等的）压力 If you are experiencing pressure, you feel that you must do a lot of tasks or make a lot of decisions in very little time, or that people expect a lot from you. （工作等的）压力
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Can you work under pressure?.
你能在压力下工作吗？
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Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure.
即使我有打网球的天赋，我也无法承受这种压力。
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The pressures of modern life are great. [+ of]
现代生活的压力很大。
SYN stress, demands, difficulty, strain
5 VERB 强迫；迫使；竭力劝说 If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it. 强迫；迫使；竭力劝说
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He will never pressure you to get married. [VERB noun to-infinitive]
他永远不会强迫你结婚。
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The Government should not be pressured into making hasty decisions. [be VERB-ed + into]
政府不应该迫于压力仓促作出决定。
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Don't pressure me. [VERB noun]
不要逼我。
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His boss did not pressure him for results. [VERB noun + for]
他的老板并没有催促他尽早拿出结果。
SYN force, influence, persuade, compel
6 See also: blood pressure
Quotations
If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen Harry S Truman
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