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| 1 | the press newspapers and news magazines 报刊 |
| the national/ local/ American/ sports/ press 全国性/地方性/美国/体育报刊 |
| the popular/tabloid press 流行报刊/小报 |
| in the press She has been criticized in the press for not speaking out on this issue. 她因没有坦率地发表对这件事情的看法而受到报界的批评。 |
| | 1a | journalists and photographers who work for newspapers or news magazinescan be followed by a singular or plural verb 新闻记者，新闻界（后可接动词的单数或复数形式） | | She finally emerged from her home to face the press. 她最终走出家门去面对新闻界。 | | It’ s a meeting for shareholders only, and the press are excluded. 这是个仅有股东们参加的会议，不接受新闻界的采访报道。 | |
| | 1b | relating to the press 报刊的；新闻的；新闻界的 | | a crowd of press photographers 一群新闻摄影记者 | | The story has received extensive press coverage (=reports in newspapers) . 此事得到了报界的广泛报道。 | |
| | 1c | criticism/praise that appears in newspapers and news magazines 报界的好评/批评 | | The company has been getting a fairly bad press for its treatment of workers. 该公司对待工人的方式受到报界的普遍批评。 | |
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| 2 | C a machine used for printing newspapers, books, or magazines 印刷机 |
| | 2a | if a newspaper , book , magazine , or piece of news is hot off the press , it has just been printed （报纸、书刊或新闻）刚刚印刷好的，新鲜出炉的 | |
| | 2b | if a newspaper , book , or magazine goes to press , it starts to be printed （报纸、书刊等）付印，开印 | | The news came in only minutes before the paper was due to go to press. 这则新闻是在报纸即将付印前几分钟得知的。 | |
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| 3 | C a business that publishes books . This word is sometimes used in company names 出版业（有时用于公司名称） |
| published by Harvard University Press 由哈佛大学出版社出版 |
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| 4 | C a piece of equipment used for making something flat or smooth 熨斗；熨烫机；压平器 |
| a trouser press 熨裤子的熨斗 |
| | 4a | a piece of equipment used for crushing something or squeezing liquid out of it 压榨机；榨汁机；夹具 | | a garlic press 压蒜器 | |
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| 5 | C usually singular a single push on something such as a button or switch 压；挤；按 |
| give sth a press He gave the buzzer one long press. 他长长地按了一下蜂鸣器。 |
| at the press of a button (=simply by pressing a button) Internet shopping brings the shop to your door at the simple press of a button. 只要轻轻一按 |
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| 6 | singular an act of making clothes smooth with an iron 熨平；压平 |
| give sth a press I’ ll just give my trousers a quick press and then I’ m ready. 我只要迅速熨一下我的裤子就都准备好了。 |
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| 7 | singular a large number of people pushing in different directions 推搡的人群 |
| He pushed his way through the press of people. 他挤过熙熙攘攘的人群。 |
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| 8 | C SCOTTISH a cupboard |
| See also | | - freedom of the press | |
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