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英 ['preʃə(r)] 美 ['preʃər]

• n. 压强；压力；压迫
• v. 施压

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U]压(力),压强

   amount of force against sth

2. [U]强制,压迫

   strong or oppressive influence

详尽释义

n. 名词

1. 【物】压强，压力
2. 压迫
3. 压，按，榨，挤（压）
4. 催促
5. 强迫，强制
6. 艰难
7. 大气压力
8. 困扰
9. 电压
10. 精神压力
11. 紧迫，紧急

v. 动词

1. <主美>（对...施）加压力
2. 迫使
3. （使）增压
4. 密封
5. 迫于
6. 压缩
7. 用压力锅蒸煮

英英释义

Noun:

1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit);

   "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure"
   

2. a force that compels;

   "the public brought pressure to bear on the government"
   

3. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;

   "he gave the button a press"
   "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"
   "at the pressing of a button"
   

4. the state of demanding notice or attention;

   "the insistence of their hunger"
   "the press of business matters"
   

5. the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin;

   "the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal"
   

6. an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

7. the pressure exerted by the atmosphere

Verb:

1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :

   "She forced him to take a job in the city"
   "He squeezed her for information"
   

2. exert pressure on someone through threats

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. My father suffers from high blood pressure.
   我父亲有高血压。
2. The pressure of work was too great for him.
   工作的压力使他承受不了。
3. He works well under pressure.
   他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。
4. The tooth became sore to pressure and there is a dull gnawing pain.
   该齿对于压迫作痛，且有钝麻如咬的疼痛。
5. The native bankers grew weaker under pressure from the bureaucrats.
   由于官僚势力的压迫，民族银行资本家的力量不断削弱。

用作动词 (v.)

1. Now you are trying to pressure me.
   你现在试图向我施压。
2. Don't be pressured into making any rash decisions.
   不要在施压下做出轻率的决定。

常见句型

用作名词 (n.)

1. The pressure of the water turns this wheel, and this is used to make electric power.
   水压驱动这个轮子从而产生电力。
2. I hope that the tire pressure is right.
   我希望轮胎的压力正好。
3. The pressure of the crowd made it impossible for me to stand still.
   人群的压力使我不可能站直。
4. He changed his mind under the pressure from others.
   他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意。

经典引文

• The door opened to the pressure of his hand.

  出自： R. Guy

• The trouble about an Oxford education..is that no-one..pressures you into working.

  出自： H. Cheetham

• Richard began to pressure Daphne to get rid of Elizabeth.

  出自： R. Jaffe

• She felt pressured to be cheerful..when doing so cost her great pain.

  出自： P. Rose

词汇搭配

用作名词 (n.)

动词+～

• apply〔exert, put〕 pressure on sb 对某人施加压力
• ease off〔lighten〕 the pressure 减轻压力
• relieve the pressure 解除…的压力
• yield to popular pressure 屈服于民众的压力

形容词+～

• atmospheric〔hydraulic〕 pressure 气〔液〕压
• diplomatic〔financial, international〕 pressure 外交〔财政,国际〕压力
• military〔outside〕 pressure 军事〔外部〕压力

介词+～

• despite the pressure of 尽管受到…的压力
• on the pressure of the button 一按按钮
• through the pressure of public opinion 通过舆论的压力
• under the pressure of 在…压力下

词义辨析

strain，stress，pressure，tension

• 这些名词均有“压力，重压，紧张”之意。
• strain指某人为克服外力界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的压抑。用于物时，指任何力或合力作用于一个物体上面造成的应变。
• stress侧重指承受外来的压力，也指由于某种原因而引起的心理、生理或情绪上的紧张。
• pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所受到的压力。用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。
• tension多指因关系不好或其它原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态。

词源解说

• ☆ 1382年进入英语，直接源自古法语的pressure，意为压或按的行为；最初源自古典拉丁语的pressura，意为压的行为。

近反义词

【近义词】

• force 武力
• weight 重量
• burden 负担
• tension 紧张
• stress 压力
• difficulty 困难
• coerce 强制
• strain 拉紧
• heaviness 重
• compression 压缩
• anxiety 焦虑
• pressurize 增压
• bulldoze （用推土机）推平某物...
• bully 欺凌弱小者
• insist 坚持
• compel 强迫
• domination 支配
• power 力量
• load 负荷
• effect 效应
• influence 影响
• impulse 冲动
• oppression 压抑
• urge 驱策
• conscript 征兵
• coax 哄
• rush 冲
• necessity 需要
• oblige 迫使
• obligation 义务
• gravity 重力
• constraint 约束
• press 按
• pressure level 声压级
• hale (尤指老人)健壮的...
• insistency 坚持
• blackmail 勒索
• air pressure 气压
• squeeze 挤压
• insistence 坚持
• imperativeness 命令式之事
• pressing 紧迫的
• atmospheric pressure 大气压力
• pressure sensation 压觉
• blackjack 包有皮革的软金属棒...