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单词 peer pressure
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peer pressure
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpɪə ˌpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpɪr ˌpreʃ.ɚ/
(UKalsopeer group pressure)
thestronginfluenceof agroup,especiallyofchildren, onmembersof thatgrouptobehaveas everyoneelsedoes:
同龄人（尤指儿童）间的压力；同辈间的压力
There istremendouspeerpressuretowearfashionableclothes.同龄人之间存在着互相攀比穿着流行服饰的巨大压力。
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(Definition ofpeer pressurefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

peer pressure| American Dictionary

peer pressure
noun[U]
us
/ˈpɪər ˌpreʃ·ər/
the pressure that youfeeltobehavein acertainway becauseyourfriendsorpeopleinyourgroupexpectit:
There istremendouspeer pressure amongteenagerstodressacertainway.
(Definition ofpeer pressurefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

peer pressure| Business English

peer pressure
noun[U]
uk
us
→peer group pressure
(Definition ofpeer pressurefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpeer pressure

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Obviously here a whole range of stimuli played a part : charismatic preaching,peerpressure, the example of a family member or social superior.
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In addition, youth in the behavioral risk group were more likely to report negativepeerpressurethan were youth in the optimal group.
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Such an atmosphere also created the type of tacitpeerpressurethat made deviance from the norm more difficult.
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In society today, pressures to conform are stifling and are especially felt at school levels wherepeerpressurecan have distinct disadvantages.
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The emotional risk group might benefit from interventions that enhance parent-child relationships, improve self-worth, and increase resistance to negativepeerpressure.
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Unfortunately, no research to date has directly assessed such susceptibility as a concurrent marker of adolescents' deviant behavior or responses topeerpressure.
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Fourth and finally, this study focused entirely upon early adolescence, a period during whichpeerpressureis believed to be still increasing sharply.
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They are often encumbered by external constraints in the form ofpeerpressure, poverty, and impairing social circumstances.
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Perceptions ofpeerpressure, peer conformity dispositions, and self-reported behavior among adolescents.
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Thispeerpressuremay be translated to the parents, who may buy the child the appropriate "designer labeled" item.
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A commitment to different peer groups leads to different types ofpeerpressureand motivation, which shape language use.
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Yet we tend to defend what we received, following habit, group loyalty, andpeerpressure.
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It was impossible for them to ignore thepeerpressureof the more visibly devout who insisted on praying in class.
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Both models contained as predictors the measures of negative relations and support from both parents and friends, youths' numbers of broken intimate relationships, and perceived level ofpeerpressure.
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In addition, the emotional risk group reported the most negativepeerpressure, and the behavioral risk group reported a greater tendency than most other youth to make decisions by themselves.
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