pressure

pressure

['preʃə]

n.压强, 压力, 压迫
v.施压

例句与用法:

The birth of twins put pressure on them to find a bigger flat.

他们生了双胞胎,不得不寻找一套较大的住房。

The tyre is too hard reduce the pressure a bit.

这轮胎太硬,要减少一点压力。

The water pressure may need adjusting.

水压可能需要调整。

It was done under the pressure of the necessity.

这件事是在迫切需要的情况下而做的。

It took a bit of pressure to make the lid close.

要稍按一下才能把盖子盖紧。

词形变化:

动词过去式: pressured | 动词过去分词: pressured | 动词现在分词: pressuring | 动词第三人称单数: pressures |


n.

1. 压; 按; 挤; 榨[U]

The small box was flattened by the pressure of the heavy book on it.

小盒子被这本厚厚的书压扁了。

2. 压力; 压迫; 紧迫; 催促[U][C]

He works well under pressure.

他在有压力的情况下工作很出色。

3. 困扰; 艰难[U]

These old people are unaccustomed to the pressure of modern life.

这些老人不习惯现代生活的紧张压力。

4. 【物】压力; 压强[U][C]

The pressure inside the old submarine was almost unendurable.

老式潜艇内的压力几乎是难以忍受的。

5. 【气】大气压强[U][C]

vt.

【主美】对……施加压力; 迫使[(+into)][O2]

Some young people are pressured into staying on at school.

有些年轻人是在压力下才继续留在学校里上学的。


短语词组:

at high pressure

1. 紧张地; 使劲地

Sometimes he had to work at high pressure.

有时候他必须使劲地工作。

under the pressure of

1. 在……压力下

Under the pressure of the urgent circumstances, he had to resign.

在严峻形势的逼迫下, 他只好辞职。


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