pressure point
noun[C]
uk/ˈpreʃ.ə ˌpɔɪnt/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ ˌpɔɪnt/pressure pointnoun[C](BODY)
aplaceon thebodywhere anartery(=tubecarryingbloodfrom theheart)iscloseto thesurfaceof theskin, where it can bepressedtopartlystoptheflowofblood
(动脉上方的)加压止血点The circulatory system & blood
- ABO
- accessory pathway
- antegrade
- anterograde
- anti-platelet
- blood donor
- capillary
- erectile
- immunoglobulin
- intravascular
- intravenous
- intravenously
- jugular
- jugular vein
- Rh factor
- vasodilation
- VEGF
- veined
- vena
- venosus
pressure pointnoun[C](SITUATION)
aplaceorsituationthat islikelytocauseproblems:
可能引发麻烦(或问题)的地方(或局面)Hospitals are apressurepointfor theentirehealthsystem.医院是整个卫生系统中可能出现问题的地方。
Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences
- a hard/tough row to hoeidiom
- abyss
- adversity
- atyourworstidiom
- Augean
- bad hair day
- emergence
- epidemic
- genie
- half nelson
- hardness
- have a bumpy rideidiom
- quicksand
- rabbit hole
- reversal
- rigour
- rollercoaster
- the Augean Stablesidiom
- the hard wayidiom
- vortex