pressures

英 [ˈpreʃəz]

美 [ˈpreʃərz]

n.  压力; 挤压; 压强; 大气压
v.  施加压力; 迫使; 使（机舱等）增压
pressure的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT 压力
  Pressureis force that you produce when you press hard on something.
  1. She kicked at the door with her foot, and the pressure was enough to open it...
     她用脚踢门，力气之大足以把门踹开。
  2. The pressure of his fingers had relaxed...
     他手指按压的力道减轻了。
  3. The best way to treat such bleeding is to apply firm pressure.
     治疗这种流血的最好方法就是牢牢将伤口压住。
• N-UNCOUNT 压力；气压；压强
  Thepressurein a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container.
  1. The window in the cockpit had blown in and the pressure dropped dramatically...
     驾驶舱的窗户突然向内破裂，气压急剧降低。
  2. Warm air is now being drawn in from another high pressure area over the North Sea.
     暖气流正从北海上空的另一个高气压带移动过来。
• N-UNCOUNT （向某人施加的）压力
  If there ispressure ona person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.
  1. He may have put pressure on her to agree...
     他可能向她施加了压力，迫使她同意。
  2. Its government is under pressure from the European Commission...
     其政府承受着来自欧盟委员会的压力。
  3. The political pressures to do something are pretty enormous.
     要求采取行动的政治压力非常巨大。
• N-UNCOUNT （工作等的）压力
  If you are experiencingpressure, you feel that you must do a lot of tasks or make a lot of decisions in very little time, or that people expect a lot from you.
  1. Can you work under pressure?...
     你能在压力下工作吗？
  2. Even if I had the talent to play tennis I couldn't stand the pressure...
     即使我有打网球的天赋，我也无法承受这种压力。
  3. The pressures of modern life are great.
     现代生活的压力很大。
• VERB 强迫；迫使；竭力劝说
  If youpressuresomeonetodo something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it.
  1. He will never pressure you to get married...
     他永远不会强迫你结婚。
  2. The Government should not be pressured into making hasty decisions...
     政府不应该迫于压力仓促作出决定。
  3. Don't pressure me...
     不要逼我。
  4. His boss did not pressure him for results.
     他的老板并没有催促他尽早拿出结果。
• See also:blood pressure

双语例句

• The pressures of modern life are great.
  现代生活的压力很大。
• Defense experts say joint projects are increasingly squeezed by budget pressures.
  国防专家说合作项目正迫于预算压力越来越受到压缩。
• The political pressures to do something are pretty enormous.
  要求采取行动的政治压力非常巨大。
• In the past year I have gained experience taking blood pressures, weights, and patient histories.
  我在去年有了测血压、体重和病史的经验。
• Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month
  上个月，通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
• The competitive society is full of life pressures and work pressures.
  竞争激烈的社会充满了生活压力和工作压力。
• Thus, the pressures on schools and teachers often have been passed on to students and parents.
  而学校和老师的压力被转移到了学生和父母身上。
• Laws are ordinarily enacted as the result of social pressures and problems.
  法律的制定通常是社会压力和社会问题的结果。
• Survey of Speech Anatomy, Respiratory System, Airflows and Pressures.
  语音解剖学和呼吸系统的探讨、气流和压力。
• Oil prices have eased somewhat, relieving pressures on consumers and businesses.
  油价已经有所回落，减轻了消费者和企业的压力。