释义 |
stress/stres/ n. & v.●n. 1a pressure or tension exerted on a material object (作用于物体上的)压力;重压 b a quantity measuring this 压力 2a demand on physical or mental energy (肉体或精神的)压力 b distress caused by this (由于压力造成的肉体或精神上的)紧张;痛苦 suffering from stress 正遭受压力的折磨 3a emphasis 强调 the stress was on the need for success 要强调的是成功的必要性 b accentuation; emphasis laid on a syllable or word 重音;重读 c an accent, esp. the principal one in a word 重读音节(尤指单词中的主重音) the stress is on the first syllable 重读音节在第一个音节上 4 Mech. force per unit area exerted between contiguous bodies or parts of a body 【机】应力 ●v. tr. 1 lay stress on; emphasize 加压力于;强调 2 subject to mechanical or physical or mental stress 受到(机械、身体或精神上的)压力 □ lay stress on indicate as important 重视;强调…的重要性 □ stressless adj.[Middle English from DISTRESS, or partly from Old French estresse ‘narrowness, oppression’, ultimately from Latin strictus STRICT] |