Pressing water down creates a lot of pressure on the palm because you are changing the direction of the water flow (from towards you to downwards).

往下压水时在手掌处产生了很大的压力，因为你在不停地变化水流的方向（从对着你到朝下）。

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By analyzing influencing factors on selection of pressing direction of automotive outer panels, the pressing direction optimization model based on the evaluation function method is created.

通过分析影响汽车覆盖件冲压方向选择的因素，建立了以评价函数法为基础的冲压方向优化模型。

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There are difference of density and hardness in iron base bushings with thin walls by single- and double-pressing process along their longitudinal direction.

铁基薄壁衬套采用单向、双向压制方法，都存在着零件的密度和硬度沿高度方向分布不均匀的情况。

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But there is a backstory here that points strongly in the direction of pressing Netanyahu either to change his behavior or his government.

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Even with touch sensitivity turned off, clicking left or right with a second thumb resting (but not pressing) on the opposite side of the Pad resulted in scrolling the reverse direction.

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