pressure
- IPA[ˈpreSHər]
美式
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it；the force exerted per unit area
- attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something
noun: pressure, plural noun: pressures
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名詞
- 1. continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it the slight extra pressure he applied to her hand
- ▪ the force exerted per unit area gas can be fed to the turbines at a pressure of around 250 psi 同義詞
- 2. the use of persuasion, influence, or intimidation to make someone do something the many pressures on girls to worry about their looks the proposals put pressure on Britain to drop its demand 同義詞
- ▪ the influence or effect of someone or something oil prices came under some downward pressure
- ▪ the feeling of stressful urgency caused by the necessity of doing or achieving something, especially with limited time you need to be able to work under pressure and not get flustered some offenders might find prison a refuge against the pressures of the outside world 同義詞
動詞
- 1. attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something it might now be possible to pressure him into resigning she pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank
- a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average (e.g. in an anticyclone): an area of high pressure over much of the UK means that dry and fine conditions look set to continue
- characterized by or exhibiting atmospheric pressure that is above average: a high-pressure system is moving down from the north
Oxford Dictionary
- a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is above average (e.g. in an anticyclone): the high pressure over Texas continues
- characterized by or exhibiting atmospheric pressure that is above average: a high-pressure system is moving down from the north
Oxford American Dictionary
- a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is below average (e.g. in a depression): areas of low pressure almost always bring rain
- characterized by or exhibiting atmospheric pressure that is below average: a large low-pressure system south of Bermuda
Oxford American Dictionary
- a condition of the atmosphere in which the pressure is below average (e.g. in a depression): areas of low pressure almost always bring rain
- characterized by or exhibiting atmospheric pressure that is below average: low-pressure systems across the Alps
Oxford Dictionary
- a point on the surface of the body sensitive to pressure: a style of massage that works on pressure points along meridians our intention was to identify some of the pressure points in married life
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- a container designed to hold material at high pressures.
Oxford Dictionary
- a container designed to hold material at high pressures.
Oxford American Dictionary
- cook (food) in a pressure cooker: pressure-cook the steak in a broth before adding the cream
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈprɛʃə]
英式
- continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it: the gate was buckling under the pressure of the crowd outside
- attempt to persuade or coerce (someone) into doing something: it might be possible to pressure him into resigning she pressured her son to accept a job offer from the bank
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