| 单词 | pressure |
| 释义 | noun | verb pressurepressure1 /ˈprɛʃɚ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 1ATTEMPT TO PERSUADE [uncountable] an attempt to persuade someone by using influence, arguments, or threats: pressure for the pressure for governmental reformpressure from The committee was set up in response to pressure from local people.pressure to do something So far, she has resisted pressure to tell her story to the newspapers. Teachers are under a lot of pressure to improve test scores. His parents have been putting pressure on him to find a job.2ANXIETY [countable, uncountable] a way of working or living that causes you a lot of anxiety, especially because you feel you have too many things to do SYN stress: I just can’t take the pressure at work anymore.pressure on Students have enough pressure on them as it is.pressure of the pressures of daily deadlines at the newspaper office He performs best under pressure.3INFLUENCE [countable, uncountable] events or conditions that cause changes and affect the way a situation develops, especially in economics or politics: Inflationary pressures will lead to higher prices. The industry is coming under pressure from foreign competition.4WEIGHT [uncountable] the force or weight that is being put on something: To stop the bleeding, put pressure directly on the wound (=push on the wound with your hands or a substance).5GAS/LIQUID [uncountable] science, physics the force that is produced when gas or liquid is held tightly inside a container: air/water pressure Check the air pressure in your car tires on a regular basis.6WEATHER [countable, uncountable] earth science the downward force caused by the weight of the Earth’s atmosphere, which affects the weather: high/low/rising/falling pressure an area of high pressure → see also blood pressure, high-pressure noun | verb pressurepressure2 verb [transitive] to try to make someone do something by using influence, arguments, threats, etc.: pressure somebody to do something They were pressuring me to sell the land.pressure somebody into doing something Don’t let yourself be pressured into signing anything. |
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