pressure /ˈpreʃə(r)/ DJ /'prɛʃɚ/ KK
- noun
- the force or weight with which sth presses against sth else 压力;挤压 uncountable(不可数)
- The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding. 护士压住他的胳膊止血。
- The barriers gave way under the pressure of the crowd. 拥挤的人群把路障推倒了。
- the force produced by a particular amount of gas or liquid in an enclosed space or container; the amount of this 压力;压强 uncountable countable(既可数又不可数)
- air/water pressure 空气/水的压力
- Check the tyre pressure(= the amount of air in a tyre)regularly. 要定期检查轮胎的气压。
- the force of the atmosphere on the earth's surface 大气压 uncountable(不可数)
- A band of high pressure is moving across the country. 一股高气压正横越这个国家。
- the act of trying to persuade or to force sb to do sth 催促;要求;呼吁;强迫 uncountable(不可数) ~ (for sth) ~ (on sb) (to do sth)
- The pressure for change continued to mount. 改革的呼声持续高涨。
- There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform. 年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
- The government eventually bowed to popular pressure(= they agreed to do what people were trying to get them to do). 政府最终向群众的压力低头。
- Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure. 青少年可能觉得很难抗拒同侪的压力。
- difficulties and feelings of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve or to behave in a particular way 心理压力;紧张 uncountable(不可数)