pressure ['preʃə]n.1.压;按;榨;挤2.穷困;艰难,困苦;困扰3.压力;压迫;精神(或政治)压力;社会(或舆论)压力4.紧急,紧迫;繁重,繁忙5.气压(或血压)(的缩略形式)6.【物理学】压力;压强;电压7.使野生动物趋向减少的因素8.压(迫)感,轻压皮肤引起的感觉9.密封增压10.电动势(= electromotive force)11.[废语]压痕,压印vt.1.[美国英语]对…施加压力;迫使:to pressure someone into doing something迫使某人做某事2.=pressurizevi.施加压力短语1. at high pressure 使劲地;快速地2. be (或 come) under (the) pressure (to do something) 在压力(催促)下做某事3. bring pressure to bear upon (或on) someone 对某人施加压力[亦作 put pressure upon (或on) someone]4. pile the pressure on 施加压力;增加负担5. pressure of events 逼人的形势(指局势骤变,要求人从速抉择)6. pressure upon 过分地(或不适当地)利用(相识关系、友谊、某人的慷慨、好脾气等) 信赖;依靠7. put (或 place) pressure on (或 upon) someone = bring pressure to bear upon (或 on) someone8. the pressure of the times 不景气,时势的艰难9. under pressure 在压力(或强制)下,被迫10. under the pressure of 在…的压力下;在…的逼迫下11. work at high pressure 紧张(或高速度)地工作;使劲干12. work at low pressure 萎靡不振(或懒洋洋)地工作变形vt. pressured pressuring