单词 | pressing |
释义 | pressing (presɪŋ ) 1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A pressing problem, need, or issue has to be dealt with immediately. It is one of the most pressing problems facing this country. There is a pressing need for more funds. Synonyms: urgent, serious, burning, vital 2. See also press Collocations: pressing business Before that, though, there was more pressing business to address. Times, Sunday Times Thankfully she's diverted by the more pressing business of choosing a room. Times,Sunday Times Let's face it, they've got the time, the space, no other pressing business and a captive audience behind the goals. Times, Sunday Times Let's hope that helped to focus parliamentarians' minds for the pressing business of the week ahead. Times,Sunday Times But unfortunately he has pressing business elsewhere. Times, Sunday Times Redirecting resources to prevent this happening should be a pressing priority for government and councils. Times, Sunday Times Eagles chiefs have now made tying down the winger longterm a pressing priority. The Sun First, however, we have an immediate and pressing priority. Times,Sunday Times However, the most pressing priorities are pace on the wings and creative nous in their midfield. The Sun The economy is the most pressing problem facing a new president. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This sort of thing makes air planning nearly hopeless and crew fatigue a pressing problem. ONE HUNDRED DAYS (2003) But the mobility needs of people who are barred from access to public transport services remains a pressing problem. The Past is Before Us - feminism in action since the 1960s (1989) Economists have already turned their attention back to the more pressing question of when interest rates will rise. Times, Sunday Times But this pressing question - the wisdom of proclaiming our existence to other inhabitants of the cosmos, of whom we know nothing - refuses to go away. Times, Sunday Times A pressing question: what shoes do you wear? Times, Sunday Times What are the implications for the pressing question of how we pay for our old age? Times, Sunday Times But what of the really pressing question: just how long before we can expect to be chauffeured around in driverless cars? Times, Sunday Times But the most pressing task was to install a studio. Times, Sunday Times The drill seemed the perfect tool for a pressing task to hand: to put up shelves in the cellar. Times, Sunday Times It made him a small part of the chilling street crime statistics that are his most pressing task. The Sun She argues that 'defining form remains a pressing task for twenty-first century critics and scholars'. The Times Literary Supplement Therefore, the field of bioinformatics has evolved such that the most pressing task now involves the analysis and interpretation of various types of data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 紧迫的 Japanese: 差し迫った |
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