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| 1 | I/T to push one thing against another 压；挤；按；贴 |
| +against Her face was pressing against his chest. 她的脸正贴在他的胸前。 |
| press sth against sth Children were pressing their faces against the window. 孩子们正把脸贴在窗户上。 |
| press yourself against sth They had to press themselves against the wall to let the horse pass. 他们不得不贴墙而立，让马通过。 |
| press sth to sth Even with the phone pressed to his ear, he couldn’ t hear what she was saying. 即使把电话机贴在耳朵上，他都无法听清楚她在说什么。 |
| press sth into sth The minister pressed a bible into his hand. 牧师把一本《圣经》塞进他手里。 |
| press down on sth He felt the enormous weight of the man pressing down on his back. 他感到那个人死沉的身子压在自己的背上。 |
| | 1a | T to push something such as a button or switch in order to make a piece of equipment start working 按，揿（按钮以便启动设备） | | To read your email, press the return key. 要阅读你的电子邮件，请按返回键。 | | Could you press the button for the third floor, please? 请按一下3层的按钮好吗？ | |
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| 2 | I to move as a group by pushing together in a particular direction 挤着走 |
| +forward A wave of protesters pressed forward towards the building. 抗议者的人潮朝大楼挤过去。 |
| +around The crowd of fans began to press more closely around them. 球迷开始在他们周围挤得越来越密。 |
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| 3 | T to try in a determined way to make someone do something or tell you something 催促；催逼 |
| press sb abouton sth She continued to press him on the reasons for his decision. 她继续逼他说出所作决定的理由。 |
| press sb into (doing) sth They had all been pressed into helping with the preparations for the party. 他们大家一直都是被催逼着去协助完成晚会的筹备工作。 |
| press sb to do sth Managers are being pressed to ensure safety standards are met. 经理们被迫保证达到安全标准。 |
| | 3a | to try to make someone accept something such as an opinion or claim 竭力推行；竭力主张 | | press a point She gave no answer, so I didn’ t press the point. 她没有回答，因此我也就没有竭力坚持那个观点。 | | press a claim The young Duke of Normandy continued to press his claim to the English throne. 年轻的诺曼底公爵继续坚持声称他是英国的国王。 | | press a case He was in Washington today to press the case for reforming tax laws. 他今天正在华盛顿竭力推行税法改革的观点。 | |
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| 4 | T to make clothes smooth using a hot iron 熨平；压平 |
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| 5 | T to squeeze fruit or vegetables in order to get juice or oil out of them 压榨；榨汁；榨油 |
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| 6 | T to make CDs or records in a factory 制作（CD或磁带） |
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| - | press sb’ s arm/hand
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| to squeeze someone’ s arm or hand gently as a way of expressing friendship , sympathy , or love |
| 轻按某人的手臂／手（以表示友好、同情或疼爱） |
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| - | press charges (against sb)
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| to officially accuse someone of committing a crime |
| 正式控告（某人） |
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| - | press the flesh informal
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| if a politician or other famous person presses the flesh , they meet and shake hands with a lot of people because they want to appear friendly and popular |
| （政客或名人）与许多人握手致意 |
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| - | press sth home/press home sth
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| 1 | to push something completely into its correct place 把某物推入准确位置 |
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| 2 | to repeat or explain something carefully so that you are certain someone understands it completely 解释清楚某事 | The mayor’ s office is expected to press home its opposition to the budget proposals. 人们希望市长办公室能就其反对预算提案这件事给出清楚的解释。 | |
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| 3 | to make full use of an advantage that you have over someone 充分利用自身优势 |
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| - | press sb/sth into service
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| 1 | to give someone a particular job or responsibility that they do not normally have 赶鸭子上架；让某人临时上阵 | Local people are being pressed into service to help search for the girl. 当地人正被临时叫去协助寻找那个女孩。 | |
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| 2 | to use an object for a purpose that it was not intended for 临时把某物派上用场；把某物充作（其他用途） | Wooden barrels are pressed into service as tables in Irish bars. 在爱尔兰的酒吧间里，这些木桶被当作桌子使用。 | |
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| - | ˌpress aˈhead or ˌpress ˈon |
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| | to continue doing something in a determined way , despite difficulties, opposition , or interruptions 奋力前进；勇往直前 | They pressed ahead regardless of objections. 他们不顾反对，勇往直前。 | | press ahead with sth We shall press ahead with our plans for reform. 我们必须坚持推行我们的改革计划。 | |
| - | ˈpress for |
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| 1 | press sb for sth: to try in a determined way to get something from someone 催促；逼迫 | The more she pressed him for an explanation, the more he refused to speak. 她越是逼他解释，他越是拒绝开口。 | |
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| 2 | press for sth: to try in a determined way to achieve something 竭力争取 | The committee also agreed to press for changes in the current financing system. 委员会还同意竭力争取变革当前的财政制度。 | |
| - | ˌpress ˈon |
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| 1 | I press ahead | Mr Scott ignored the comment and pressed on. 斯科特先生不顾人们的意见，继续坚持下去。 | |
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| 2 | T press sth on sb: to try in a determined way to give someone something , especially something that they do not really want 将（某物）强加于（某人） | It’ s not fair to keep pressing chocolates on her when she’ s trying to diet. 在她节制饮食的时候不该强要她吃巧克力。 | |
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