单词 | stress |
释义 | Word Frequency stress(strɛs) noun 1. special emphasis or significance attached to something 2. mental, emotional, or physical strain or tension 3. emphasis placed upon a syllable by pronouncing it more loudly than those that surround it 4. such emphasis as part of a regular rhythmic beat in music or poetry 5. a syllable so emphasized 6. physics a. force or a system of forces producing deformation or strain b. the force acting per unit area verb 7. (transitive) to give emphasis or prominence to 8. (transitive) to pronounce (a word or syllable) more loudly than those that surround it 9. (transitive) to subject to stress or strain 10. informal (intransitive) to become stressed or anxious Derived forms stressful (ˈstressful) adjective stressfully (ˈstressfully) adverb stressfulness (ˈstressfulness) noun Word origin C14: stresse, shortened from distressWord Frequency -stresssuffix forming nouns indicating a woman who performs or is engaged in a certain activity songstress seamstress Compare -ster (sense 1)Word origin from -st(e)r + -ess |
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