pressure
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˈpreʃə(r)]
- 美式音标 [ˈpreʃ.ɚ]
- 国际音标 ['preʃə]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- n. 压力；压迫，[物] 压强
- vt. 迫使；密封；使……增压
词源解说
- 1382年进入英语，直接源自古法语的pressure，意为压或按的行为；最初源自古典拉丁语的pressura，意为压的行为。
词根记忆
- press(压) + ure(表行为)→对…施加压力
- press(压，逼迫) + ure→压力；压迫
- press(压) + ure(表行为及行为结果)→压；压力；压强
同根派生
- adj性质的同根词
- pressing：紧迫的；迫切的；恳切的。
- pressurized：加压的；受压的。
- pressor：加压的；有使血压增高的；收缩血管的。
- adv性质的同根词
- pressingly：强求地；恳切地；固执地。
- n性质的同根词
- press：压；按；新闻；出版社；[印刷]印刷机。
- pressing：压；冲压件。
- pressor：升高血压的物质。
- v性质的同根词
- pressing：压；按；熨烫衣物（press的ing形式）。
- pressurized：增压；密封；使…加压（pressurize的过去式）。
- vi性质的同根词
- press：压；逼；重压。
- vt性质的同根词
- press：压；按；逼迫；紧抱。
- pressurize：密封；增压；使……加压，使……压入。
英汉例句
- The pressure of the water turns this wheel, and this is used to make electric power.
水压驱动这个轮子从而产生电力。
用作名词 (n.)
词组短语
- apply 〔exert, put〕 pressure on sb 对某人施加压力
- ease off 〔lighten〕 the pressure 减轻压力
- relieve the pressure 解除…的压力
- yield to popular pressure 屈服于民众的压力
- atmospheric 〔hydraulic〕 pressure 气〔液〕压
- diplomatic 〔financial, international〕 pressure 外交〔财政,国际〕压力
用作名词 (n.)
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英英字典
- (PUSHING) the force you produce when you press something
- (PERSUADING) the act of trying to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.
- to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do
- Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something.
- The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container.
- If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.
- If you are experiencing pressure, 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.
- If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it.
- pressured
- &rarrsee also blood pressure