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单词 high-pressure
释义 high-pressure
I. \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ adjective
Etymology: from the phrase high pressure
1.
 a. : having, involving, or operating at a high or comparatively high pressure
  < a high-pressure automobile tire >
 b. : having a high barometric pressure
2.
 a. : using or characterized by forceful methods of selling : aggressive, insistent
  < a high-pressure salesman >
  < high-pressure blurbs about toothpaste — American Guide Series: New York >
  — compare low-pressure
 b. : imposing or involving severe strain or tension
  < the … stresses of high-pressure occupations — Fortune >
  < the high-pressure merry-go-round of big business administration — Current Biography >
II. transitive verb
Etymology: from the phrase high pressure
: to urge to a course of action with insistent, importunate, or forceful arguments : overcome the resistance of by such methods
 < don't try to high-pressure me — Edwin Corle >
 < beware of salesmen who seek to high-pressure you into precipitate purchases — Association of Better Business Bureaus >
 < high-pressuring the elected representatives of the people — Karl Schriftgiesser >
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