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单词 pressure
释义
pressure
noun
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/

pressurenoun(PUSHING)

C2[U]
theforceyouproducewhen youpresssomething:
压力
He put too much pressure on thedoorhandleand itsnapped.他用力过猛，把门把手弄断了。
You canstopbleedingbyapplyingpressurecloseto theinjuredarea.压住伤口边缘可以止血。
C1[CorU]
theforcethat aliquidorgasproduceswhen itpressesagainst anarea:
（液体或气体产生的）压力，压强
gas/waterpressure气／水压
The newmaterialallowsthecompanyto makegaspipeswhichwithstandhigherpressures.新材料使得公司可以生产出耐压力更强的输气管道。
Thegasisstoredunderpressure(= in acontainerwhichkeepsit at ahigherpressure than it would usually have).这种气体是加压贮存的。
More examples
  • If youapplypressure to acutit'smeanttostopthebleeding.
  • Shetriedtocurethepainin mykneeby puttingmanualpressure on thejoint.
  • Thealarmisactivatedby thelightestpressure.
  • Myankleisextremelypainfulif I put any pressure on it.
  • Thevacuuminside thetubecausedit toimplodewhen theexternalairpressure wasincreased.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physics: energy, force & power
  • anti-gravity
  • atmospheric pressure
  • attract
  • attraction
  • bar magnet
  • barometric pressure
  • frictionless
  • fundamental force
  • G-force
  • gravitational
  • high-impact
  • meltdown
  • propulsion
  • stored energy
  • strong force
  • surface tension
  • thermodynamic
  • transduce
  • transduction
  • unexcited
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pressurenoun(PERSUADING)

B2
theactoftryingto make someoneelsedo something byarguing,persuading, etc.:
压力，紧迫；催促
public/politicalpressure公众／政治压力
Teachers areunderincreasingpressure toworklongerhours.教师们被迫长时间工作，压力越来越大。
[+ to infinitive]Pressuretoabandonthe newmotorwayisincreasing.要求放弃修建这条新的高速公路的呼声与日俱增。
Thegovernmentisfacingpressurefromenvironmentalactivists.政府正面临着来自环境保护主义者的压力。
The DefenceSecretaryresignedunderpressurefromthe Prime Minister(= because the Prime Ministerforced him to).国防大臣是在首相的压力下辞职的。
She'sputtingpressureonhim(=tryingtopersuadehim)to getmarried.她在逼他结婚。
formalTheinternationalcommunityistryingtobringpressuretobearon thegovernment(=tryingtopersuadethem)toresolvethesituation.国际社会正试图说服该国政府解决问题。
B2[CorU]
adifficultsituationthat makes youfeelworriedorunhappy:
压力；困扰
She's got a lot of pressureonher atworkjust now.她现在工作压力很大。
Beniceto him - he's beenundera lot of pressurerecently.对他好一点——最近他压力很大。
Can youworkwellunderpressure?你在压力下工作能做得好吗？
the pressuresofwork工作压力
so no pressure then!humorous
something that you say when what someone has just said makes youfeelthat you musttryvery hard to do something:
压力来了
"Theseexamsare the mostimportantof all." "Oh, so no pressure then!"“这些考试是所有考试中最重要的。”“哦！有压力了吧！”
[U]
asituationin afootballgamein whichattackingplayersaremovingforwardand gettingclosertoscoringagoal, andplayersfrom theopposingteamhave toworkhard tostopthem fromscoring:
（足球比赛中）一方向前进攻，临近进球，对方不得不全力防守
Ryan Giggs put thehomedefenceunder pressure.瑞恩·吉格斯给主场球队的防守施压。
Playing fourforwardsputs too much pressure on thedefence.派出四名前锋会对防守造成太大压力。
More examples
  • They are putting pressure on thegovernmenttoequalizestatepensionagesbetween men and women.
  • Somemanagersexertconsiderablepressure ontheirstafftoworkextrahourswithout beingpaid.
  • He's putting pressure on me tochangemymind.
  • Despiterenewedpressure to give up theoccupiedterritory, they will notyield.
  • Herconfessioncould not beadmittedasevidencebecause it was given under pressure from thepolice.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
  • arm-twisting
  • bludgeon
  • bounce
  • bouncesomeoneintosomething
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • forcibly
  • holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
  • impel
  • impose
  • jolt
  • railroad
  • ramsomethingintosomeone
  • ransom
  • reduce
  • reducesomeonetosomething
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • slap
  • squeeze
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Urging & persuading
Anxiety and worry - general words
Trying and making an effort
Competing in sport
Football/soccer
pressure
verb[T]
US
uk
/ˈpreʃ.ər/us
/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/
(UKpressurize)
tostronglypersuadesomeone to do something they do notwantto do:
强迫，对…施加压力
She was pressuredintojoiningtheclub.她被迫加入那个俱乐部。
Synonym
coerceformal
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
  • arm-twisting
  • bludgeon
  • bounce
  • bouncesomeoneintosomething
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • forcibly
  • holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
  • impel
  • impose
  • jolt
  • railroad
  • ramsomethingintosomeone
  • ransom
  • reduce
  • reducesomeonetosomething
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • slap
  • squeeze
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Urging & persuading
(Definition ofpressurefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

pressure| American Dictionary

pressure
noun
us
/ˈpreʃ·ər/

pressurenoun(FORCE)

[C/U]
theforceproducedbypressingagainst something:
[U]air/blood/waterpressure
[C/U]physics
Pressure is also theforcethat is put on asurfacewithreferenceto theareaof thesurface.

pressurenoun(INFLUENCE)

[C/U]
astrong, oftenthreateninginfluenceon anorganizationorperson:
[C]Competitive pressures willforcethecompanytoselloffitsfactories.
[C/U]
If you put pressure on someone, youtrytocausethatpersonto do something bypersuadingorthreateningthem:
[U]They put a lot of pressure on him toresign.

pressurenoun(WORRY)

[U]
worryandfearcausedby thefeelingthat you have too manyresponsibilitiesandcares:
I like thisjob– there’s not so much pressure toproduceeveryday.

pressure

verb[T]us
/ˈpreʃ·ər/
She waspressuredintosigningtheagreement.
(Definition ofpressurefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

pressure| Business English

pressure
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈpreʃər/us
asituationin which someonetriesto make someoneelsedo something byarguing,persuading, etc.:
public/politicalpressure
Theguidelineswereimposedunder pressure fromCongress.
adifficultsituation, or theworriedfeelingthat such asituationcan give you:
pressure on sbShe's got a lot of pressure on her atworkjust now.
He doesn'tworkwellunder pressure.
Thepressures ofworkare making herdepressed.
put pressure on sb/sth
to put someone or something in adifficultsituation, or totryandpersuadeorforcesomeone to do something:
Analysts said thelackofsupplywouldundoubtedlyput pressure onprices.
(Definition ofpressurefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpressure

pressure
Initially, as the plasma plume is formed, the particlepressureis very high due to high value ofpressureand density.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Since the key issue is the psychologicalpressurethat law can exert on every individual mind, the law must be clear, well diffused, and foreseeable.
From theCambridge English Corpus
For instance, over-blowing on a wind instrument can cause an octave rise, which holds as thepressureis reduced.
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The duct was then replaced and the oscillatingpressuremeasured in similar conditions.
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The surprising behaviour of the surfaces of constant totalpressureoccurs entirely in the boundary layer.
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This residue in its turn is then subjected to distillation under reducedpressureto give both a vacuum distillate and a vacuum residue.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Possibly, this urban market absorbed part of the area's rural workforce, thereby lightening thepressureon those who sought access to arable land.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Highpressurestudies of energy transfer and strongly coupled bacteriochlorophyll dimers in photosynthetic protein complexes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The right ventricular systolicpressuretends to decrease with age.
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Thus, each year the worms were subjected to selectionpressureduring 2 steps, and to genetic drift during 22 steps.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Following apressureincrease in the pipette, the cell suspension was transferred to seminiferous tubules (dark blue).
From theCambridge English Corpus
The turbulence energy balance is examined, including the separate effects of vertical diffusion ofpressureand local kinetic energy.
From theCambridge English Corpus
However, escalating divergence of the populations is unlikely in the presence of gene flow unless they experience persistently different selection pressures.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The vertical structure of both the wind velocity andpressurefields shows interesting variation along the wave profile.
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The basic uncertainty inpressurereadings was estimated t o be 0.003 vertical inches of water.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithpressure

pressure

These are words often used in combination withpressure.

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added pressure
That would have been anaddedpressureto make sales.
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Hansard archive
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ambient pressure
The results show that the ambient pressure has an important effect on the properties of plasmas such as intensity, emission lifetime and line broadening.
From theCambridge English Corpus
applied pressure
He also considered the effects of anappliedpressuregradient.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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