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

• There are huge budgetary pressures on all governments in Europe to reduce their armed forces.
  欧洲各国政府都面临着巨大的裁军预算压力。
• 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。
• 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 form the human family takes is a response to environmental pressures.
  人类的家庭形式是为了应对来自生存环境的压力。
• The material requires higher temperatures and pressures to set hard.
  这种材料需要有更高的温度和压力才能凝结变硬。
• He enjoyed his moments of solitude before the pressures of the day began
  他喜欢在白天的压力到来之前享受独处的时光。
• A changing world has put pressures on the corporation.
  日新月异的世界使这家公司感到了压力。
• The pressures of modern life are great.
  现代生活的压力很大。
• What if Spain reacts to the similar economic pressures which are appearing over there?
  西班牙要是对类似于那里正在出现的经济压力做出反应该怎么办？
• Rising currencies are also contributing inflationary pressures.
  货币上升，也助长了通货膨胀压力。