新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

pressureIELTS重点词汇

英 [ˈpreʃə]

[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

pressures
1. [U 不可数名词] （用力按压而产生的）压力
Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something.
双语例句
例：
She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it.
她用脚踢门，力气足够把门给踹开。
例：
The pressure of his fingers had relaxed.
他手指的压力已经减弱了。
例：
The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
治疗此种流血的最佳方法就是紧紧压住伤口。
2. [U 不可数名词] （某地或某容器内的气体或液体产生的）压力
The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container.
双语例句
例：
The window in the cockpit had blown in and the pressure dropped dramatically.
驾驶舱的窗子已向内破裂，气压骤然下降。
例：
Warm air is now being drawn in from another high pressure area over the North Sea.
暖气流现在正从北海上空的另一个高气压带移过来。
3. [U 不可数名词] （因极力劝说或强迫某人做某事而造成的）压力
If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.
双语例句
例：
He may have put pressure on her to agree.
他可能已对她施压让她同意。
例：
A lot of dot-coms were under pressure from their investors.
很多网络公司那时都在承受着来自其投资者的压力。
4. [U 不可数名词] （因任务紧、决策时间短或别人的期望多而感到的）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.
双语例句
例：
Can you work under pressure?
你能在压力下工作吗？
例：
Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure.
即使我有打网球的天资，我也承受不了那种压力。

VERB. 动词

pressures , pressuring , pressured
1. [T 及物动词] 对…施加压力
If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it.
双语例句
例：
He will never pressure you to get married.
他永远也不会强迫你结婚。
例：
The Senate should not be pressured into making hasty decisions.
参议院不应迫于压力而作出草率的决定。