to put (also bring, exert) pressure on and variants: to urge or press strongly or coercively; to apply influence or psychological force; to bring…
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释义 | the mind > will > motivation > persuasion > persuade (a person) [verb (transitive)] > pressurize (9) to put (also bring, exert) pressure on1853 to put (also bring, exert) pressure on and variants: to urge or press strongly or coercively; to apply influence or psychological force; to bring… squeeze1888 To subject to strong constraint or pressure. pressure1911 transitive. To apply pressure to, esp. to coerce or persuade by applying psychological or moral pressure. Frequently with into or infinitive. high-pressure1925 transitive. To coerce (into something) by applying a high degree of psychological or moral pressure; esp. to subject (a person) to strongly… to put the lug on1929 An object resembling the external ear. A demand for borrowed or exacted money. Esp. in to put the lug on, to extort, to put pressure on. U.S. slang. to put the squeeze on1941 In figurative use. Colloquial phrase (originally U.S.) to put the squeeze on (someone): to exert influence on (someone) to act in a particular… pressurize1945 transitive. To subject to moral, psychological, or other non-physical pressure; to put pressure on; to coerce, influence, or urge. Frequently with… to turn the heat on1957 slang (originally U.S.), in various interconnected senses, notably (a) a gun (? as an instrument of ‘heat’); cf. heater, n. 1b; (b) in to turn on (or… to lean on1960 to lean on (someone): to put pressure on (a person) in order to extract something from him or force him to do something against his will (see also… |
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