pressure
- n.压力;压强;大气压;挤压;心理压力;催促
- vt.使（机舱等）增压;施加压力;迫使
复数： pressures 过去式： pressured 现在分词： pressuring 过去分词： pressured 第三人称单数： pressures
press 按,压 + -ure 表名词
pressurenoun
挤压时 when sth presses
压力；挤压
the force or weight with which sth presses against sth else
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。
气体；液体 of gas/liquid
压力；压强
the force produced by a particular amount of gas or liquid in a confined space or container; the amount of this
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。
大气 of atmosphere
大气压
the force of the atmosphere on the earth's surface
A band of high/low pressure is moving across the country.
一股高 / 低气压正经过这个国家。
劝说；强迫 persuasion/force
催促；要求；呼吁；强迫
the act of trying to persuade or to force 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龄人的压力。
紧张 stress
心理压力；紧张
difficulties and feelings of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve or to behave in a particular way
She was unable to attend because of the pressure of work.
由于工作紧张她不能出席。
You need to be able to handle pressure in this job.
你要能应付这一工作的压力。
How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life?
怎么会有人喜欢都市生活的压力呢？
to force or to try to persuade sb to do sth
verb
These are all words for the feelings of anxiety caused by the problems in sb's life.以上各词均指生活上的心理压力、精神紧张。
difficulties and feelings of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve sth or to behave in a particular way指为达到某一目标或有某种行为表现而产生的心理压力、紧张：
She was unable to attend because of the pressures of work.
由于工作紧张她不能出席。
pressure or anxiety caused by the problems in sb's life指因生活问题引起的精神压力、心理负担、紧张：
stress-related illnesses
与精神压力有关的疾病
It is common to say that sb is suffering from stress , while pressure may be the thing that causes stress . |
a feeling of anxiety and stress that makes it impossible to relax指情绪上的紧张、烦躁：
nervous tension
神经紧张
pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage; the problems, worry or anxiety that this produces指压力、重负、重压之下出现的问题、担忧：
I found it a strain looking after four children.
我觉得照料四个孩子挺累的。
pressure
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N-UNCOUNT 压力
Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something.She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it...
她用脚踢门，力气之大足以把门踹开。
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N-UNCOUNT 压力；气压；压强
The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container.The window in the cockpit had blown in and the pressure dropped dramatically...
驾驶舱的窗户突然向内破裂，气压急剧降低。
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N-UNCOUNT （向某人施加的）压力
If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.He may have put pressure on her to agree...
他可能向她施加了压力，迫使她同意。
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N-UNCOUNT （工作等的）压力
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.Can you work under pressure?...
你能在压力下工作吗？
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VERB 强迫；迫使；竭力劝说
If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it.He will never pressure you to get married...
他永远不会强迫你结婚。
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You're likely to feel anxious and pressured.
你可能会觉得焦虑不安、有压力。
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See also:blood pressure
noun
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- 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
- Synonym: press pressing
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- a force that compels
- the public brought pressure to bear on the government
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- the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
- the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal
- Synonym: pressure sensation
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- the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
- Synonym: atmospheric pressure air pressure
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- 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
- Synonym: pressure level force per unit area
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- the state of demanding notice or attention
- the insistence of their hunger
- the press of business matters
- Synonym: imperativeness insistence insistency press
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- an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
verb
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- 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
- Synonym: coerce hale squeeze force
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- exert pressure on someone through threats
- Synonym: blackmail blackjack
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The pressure of work is beginning to get to him .
工作的压力使他烦恼起来。
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The new sports centre will take the pressure off the old one .
新的体育运动中心将减轻老体育运动中心的压力。
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Pressure is mounting on the government to change the law .
迫使政府修改法律的压力不断增加。
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This drug is used to lower blood pressure .
这种药用于降血压。
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Some people can only operate well under pressure .
有些人只有在压力下才工作得好。
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Water supplies to the house are at low pressure .
这房子的供水水压低。
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I need to have my blood pressure taken .
我需要量一下血压。
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High blood pressure is a common accompaniment to this disease .
这种病通常伴随有高血压。
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Water is forced through the pipes at high pressure .
水在高压下流过水管。
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You need to be able to handle pressure in this job .
你要能应付这一工作的压力。
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Pressure must be uniformly distributed over the whole surface .
压力必须均匀分布于整个表面。
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Pressure can bring out the worst in people .
压力可以使人现出原形。
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Pressure was brought to bear on us to finish the work on time .
我们得按时完成工作，没有回旋余地。
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There is a great deal of pressure on young people to conform .
年轻人被大力要求守规矩。
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We are working under extreme pressure at the moment .
目前我们正在极大的压力下工作。
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Both methods rely on the accurate determination of the pressure of the gas .
两种方法都依赖于对气体压力的准确测定。
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The temperature remained constant while pressure was a variable in the experiment .
做这实验时温度保持不变，但压力可变。
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The government had to bow to public pressure .
政府不得不向公众的压力低头。
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How can anyone enjoy the pressures of city life ?
怎么会有人喜欢都市生活的压力呢？
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We did not want to put any undue pressure on them .
我们并不想给他们施加过多的压力。
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Pressure applied to the wound will stop the bleeding .
压住伤口可以止血。
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Blood pressure and respiration are also recorded .
血压和呼吸也做了记录。
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Teenagers may find it difficult to resist peer pressure .
青少年可能觉得很难抗拒同龄人的压力。
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They finally bowed to pressure from the public .
他们终于在公众的压力下让步了。
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University teachers are under pressure to publish .
大学教师有不得不发表作品的压力。
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The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding .
护士压住他的胳膊止血。
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The doctor drew off some fluid to relieve the pressure .
医生排掉了一些液体以缓解压力。
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The pressure for change continued to mount .
改革的呼声持续高涨。
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A weaker man would have buckled under the pressure .
意志薄弱的人在这种压力下可能就垮了。
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He never gets ruffled , even under pressure .
即使在压力之下，他也从不感到沮丧。
主要指精神、心理上的紧张，也指人与人或国与国之间的紧张关系，或某物被过度拉伸的程度或状态。
You can do some exercises to relieve tension.
你可以通过做运动来减压。
The talk lessened the tension greatly.
这次会谈大大缓和了紧张局面。
Tension developed between the students and faculty.
学生和教职员工之间的关系逐渐紧张起来。
Headaches may be caused by tension in the neck muscles.
头痛可能是由颈部肌肉紧张导致的。
多指由气体或液体产生的压力，或某事物所产生的压力或影响力，包括工作或生活中的压力。
The tyre is too hard; reduce the pressure a bit.
这轮胎太硬，要减少一点压力。
Her health collapsed under the pressure of work.
她的身体被工作压力压垮了。
We must bring more pressure to bear on him.
我们应对他施加更大的压力。
She was able to cope well with the pressures of life.
她能妥善应付生活压力。
指物体所承受的张力或拉力，也指因外界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的焦虑或压抑。
This post takes the strain of the whole structure.
这根柱子承受了整个结构的压力。
She's under a lot of strain at the moment because her child's ill.
她现在心情紧张，因为她的小孩病了。
Too much work put a severe strain on employees.
工作量过大使雇员产生很严重的焦虑情绪。
指施加于物体、能使其损坏或变形的压力或应力；也指精神压力或心理负担，侧重于一种长期的忧虑。
Shoes with high heels put great stress on ankles.
高跟鞋会对脚踝产生很大的压力。
Susan was completely weighed down by the stress of examinations.
苏珊被考试的压力压垮了。
The stress from the new job caused him to suffer from gastric ulcers.
新工作的压力使他患上了胃溃疡。
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