pressure

pressure

名词 pressure:

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

同义词：pressure level, force per unit area

a force that compels

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

同义词：press, pressing

the state of demanding notice or attention

同义词：imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press

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

同义词：pressure sensation

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

动词 pressure:

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

同义词：coerce, hale, squeeze, force

exert pressure on someone through threats

同义词：blackmail, blackjack