pressure
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. (用力按压而产生的) 压力
She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it. 她用脚踢门，其产生的压力足以把门打开。
The pressure of his fingers had relaxed. 他手指的压力已经减弱了。
2. N-UNCOUNT The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container. (某地或某容器内的气体或液体产生的) 压力[also N in pl]
The window in the cockpit had blown in and the pressure dropped dramatically. 驾驶舱的窗子已向内破裂，气压骤然下降。
3. N-UNCOUNT If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something. (因极力劝说或强迫某人做某事而造成的) 压力[also N in pl]
He may have put pressure on her to agree. 他可能已对她施压让她同意。
A lot of dot-coms were under pressure from their investors. 很多网络公司那时都在承受着来自其投资者的压力。
4. N-UNCOUNT If you are experiencing pressure, you feel that you must do a lot of tasks or make a lot of decisions in very little time, or that people expect a lot from you. (因任务紧、决策时间短或别人的期望多而感到的) 压力[also N in pl]
Can you work under pressure?
你能在压力下工作吗？
Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure. 即使我有打网球的天资，我也承受不了那种压力。
5. V-T If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it. 对…施加压力
He will never pressure you to get married. 他永远也不会给你施加压力让你结婚。
The Senate should not be pressured into making hasty decisions. 参议院不应受压而做出草率的决定。
6. pressuredADJ 受压的
You're likely to feel anxious and pressured. 你可能会感到焦虑并且有压力。
7. →see also blood pressure
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pressure /ˈprɛʃə/ (pressuring,pressured,pressures)
剑桥词典
- If you apply pressure to a cut it's meant to stop the bleeding .
- She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint .
- The alarm is activated by the lightest pressure.
- My ankle is extremely painful if I put any pressure on it.
- The vacuum inside the tube caused it to implode when the external air pressure was increased .
- They are putting pressure on the government to equalize state pension ages between men and women.
- Some managers exert considerable pressure on their staff to work extra hours without being paid .
- He's putting pressure on me to change my mind .
- Despite renewed pressure to give up the occupied territory , they will not yield .
- Her confession could not be admitted as evidence because it was given under pressure from the police . 返回 pressure
pressure noun (PUSHING)
[ 不可数或单数名词：没有复数形式的名词 ]the force you produce when you press something
压力
He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped . 他用力过猛，把门把手弄断了。
You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area . 压住伤口边缘可以止血。
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the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area
（液体或气体产生的）压力，压强
gas /water pressure 气／水压
The new material allows the company to make gas pipes which withstand higher pressures. 新材料使得公司可以生产出耐压力更强的输气管道。
The gas is stored under pressure (= in a container which keeps it at a higher pressure than it would usually have). 这种气体是加压贮存的。
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pressure noun (PERSUADING)
the act of trying to make someone else do something by arguing , persuading , etc.压力，紧迫；催促
public /political pressure 公众／政治压力
Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours . 教师们被迫长时间工作，压力越来越大。
[ 动词后面接一个带to的不定式 ] Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing . 要求放弃修建这条新的高速公路的呼声与日俱增。
The government is facing pressure from environmental activists . 政府正面临着来自环境保护主义者的压力。
The Defence Secretary resigned under pressure from the Prime Minister (= because the Prime Ministerforced him to). 国防大臣是在首相的压力下辞职的。
She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married . 她在逼他结婚。
formal The international community is trying to bring pressure to bear on the government (= trying to persuade them) to resolve the situation . 国际社会正试图说服该国政府解决问题。
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a difficult situation that makes you feel worried or unhappy
压力；困扰
She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now. 她现在工作压力很大。
Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently . 对他好一点——最近他压力很大。
Can you work well under pressure? 你在压力下工作能做得好吗？
the pressures of work 工作压力
so no pressure then! humorous
something that you say when what someone has just said makes you feel that you must try very hard to do something
压力来了
"These exams are the most important of all." "Oh, so no pressure then!" “这些考试是所有考试中最重要的。”“哦！有压力了吧！”
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a situation in a football game in which attacking players are moving forward and getting closer to scoring a goal , and players from the opposing team have to work hard to stop them from scoring
（足球比赛中）一方向前进攻，临近进球，对方不得不全力防守
Ryan Giggs put the home defence under pressure. 瑞恩·吉格斯给主场球队的防守施压。
Playing four forwards puts too much pressure on the defence . 派出四名前锋会对防守造成太大压力。
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