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。
• As it transpired, the Labour government did not dare go against the pressures exerted by the City.
  后来人们得知，工党政府不敢与伦敦金融界施加的压力相对抗。
• He supported the planning authority in refusing the application because of pressures on the Green Belt.
  他支持城镇规划部门拒绝该项申请，因为这会给绿化带带来损害。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Cylinders are designed and manufactured according to applicable codes and specifications for the pressures and temperatures involved.
  钢瓶的设计和制造是按照相应的压力和温度所适用的法规和规范。
• Inflationary pressures continued to slacken last month
  上个月，通货膨胀的压力继续减小。
• Barometers are used for measuring air pressures.
  气压计用于测量气压。
• Solar gravity creates extreme pressures and temperatures.
  太阳引力制造了极强的压力和极高的温度。