pres·sure /prɛʃər/ ( pressures, pressuring, pressured ) CET4

• N-UNCOUNT Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something. (用力按压而产生的) 压力

  例: She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it.

  她用脚踢门，其产生的压力足以把门打开。

  例: The pressure of his fingers had relaxed.

  他手指的压力已经减弱了。

• N-UNCOUNT The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container. (某地或某容器内的气体或液体产生的) 压力 [also N in pl]

  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。

• N-UNCOUNT If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something. (因极力劝说或强迫某人做某事而造成的) 压力 [also N in pl]

  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。

• N-UNCOUNT 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. (因任务紧、决策时间短或别人的期望多而感到的) 压力 [also N in pl]

  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。

• V-T If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it. 对…施加压力

  例: He will never pressure you to get married.

  他永远也不会给你施加压力让你结婚。

  例: The Senate should not be pressured into making hasty decisions.

  参议院不应受压而做出草率的决定。

  pres·sured ADJ 受压的

  例: You're likely to feel anxious and pressured.

  你可能会感到焦虑并且有压力。

• →see also blood pressure