pressuring
present participle ofpressure
| 单词 | pressuring |
| 释义 | pressuring present participle ofpressure pressure verb[T] USuk/ˈpreʃ.ər/us/ˈpreʃ.ɚ/(UKpressurize)tostronglypersuadesomeone to do something they do notwantto do: She was pressuredintojoiningtheclub. Synonym coerceformal Causing somebody to act
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examplesofpressuringpressuring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. They were rarely implemented until development agencies beganpressuringthe local government in the late 1990s. From theCambridge English Corpus Originally, opposition to the dam focused onpressuringexecutive branch officials who might be in a position to protect the site from development. From theCambridge English Corpus Behaviors that inhibit autonomy include recanting without having been persuaded, overpersonalizing the argument, and usingpressuringstatements. From theCambridge English Corpus An energy cost charge is added whenever lifting andpressuringis required. From theCambridge English Corpus As we shall see, this perception is tied to the prevalent practice in the field ofpressuringdivorcees to reach an agreement. From theCambridge English Corpus The struggle to direct and generate public action persisted well into 1980, with various networks of easternerspressuringthe regime for the amelioration of political and social grievances. From theCambridge English Corpus At the national level, domestic groups pursue their interests bypressuringthe government to adopt favourable policies, and politicians seek power by constructing coalitions among those groups. From theCambridge English Corpus Northern environmentalists have beenpressuringtheir governments to force these countries to upgrade their environmental standards and have found unnatural allies in the disgruntled producers. From theCambridge English Corpus Other reasons included the familypressuringthe patient into making the request, the patient was already dying, or the attending physician felt manipulated by the patient. From theCambridge English Corpus Economic globalisation further strained the room of states for manoeuvre in the face of structural changes in the economy and the socio-economic situation bypressuringthem to adopt market-friendly policies. From theCambridge English Corpus As such, my discussion of digital downloading technology and popular music suggests ways to present a critical point of view on the numerous forcespressuringpopular music production and distribution. From theCambridge English Corpus National politicians' seemed very focused onpressuringthe counties or regions to deal with growing waiting lists. From theCambridge English Corpus According to corporatism's critics, the growing strength of environmental movements is the true indicator of better environmental performance, because such groups are responsible forpressuringfor reforms. From theCambridge English Corpus King and council were well aware of the fine line they walked inpressuringcompliance with a loan, as were many of those who refused to give. From theCambridge English Corpus This is a means ofpressuringpatients if they are waiting to go into hospital for an operation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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