单词 | pressure |
释义 | Word Frequency pressure(ˈprɛʃə) noun 1. the state of pressing or being pressed 2. the exertion of force by one body on the surface of another 3. a moral force that compels to bring pressure to bear 4. an urgent claim or demand or series of urgent claims or demands to work under pressure 5. a burdensome condition that is hard to bear the pressure of grief 6. the normal force applied to a unit area of a surface, usually measured in pascals (newtons per square metre), millibars, torr, or atmospheres Symbol: p, P7. short for atmospheric pressure, blood pressure verb 8. (transitive) to constrain or compel, as by the application of moral force 9. another word for pressurize Derived forms pressureless (ˈpressureless) adjective Word origin C14: from Late Latin pressūra a pressing, from Latin premere to press |
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