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pressured

/presh-er/US // ˈprɛʃ ər //UK // (ˈprɛʃə) //

压力,压力大,压力过大,压力很大

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n.名词 noun
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    • : the exertion of force upon a surface by an object, fluid, etc., in contact with it: the pressure of earth against a wall.
    • : Physics. force per unit area. Symbol: PCompare stress.
    • : Meteorology. atmospheric pressure.
    • : Electricity. electromotive force.
    • : the state of being pressed or compressed.
    • : harassment; oppression: the pressures of daily life.
    • : a constraining or compelling force or influence: the social pressures of city life; financial pressure.
    • : urgency, as of affairs or business: He works well under pressure.
    • : Obsolete. that which is impressed.
v.有主动词 verb
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    pres·sured, pres·sur·ing.

    • : to force toward a particular end; influence: They pressured him into accepting the contract.
    • : pressurize.

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Examples

  • If your toilet paper roll is made entirely with paper that’s already been used at least once, you’ll know you’re not putting additional pressure on forests by purchasing it.

  • Once her beauty became something people shouted about on the streets, the pressure to stay that thin only glazed over the wound and kept it in place.

  • As the world becomes hotter, the air pressure around Mount Everest is increasing, according to a new study published in the journal iScience.

  • He would also have faced some pressure to help the Timberwolves win after a disappointing 2019-20 season.

  • Retailers also say that consumers’ shift to online purchasing has taken pressure off bricks-and-mortar stores.

  • The prevailing mood is highly pressured, nervous, and occasionally angry.

  • He also denies that he pressured her to have an abortion, as she would contend.

  • He pressured one woman to seek an abortion following their liaison.

  • Do they feel pressured to participate by people more powerful than they are?

  • And yet the president declined to take this action two years ago, when he was pressured by major LGBT rights organizations.

  • Hing-apritahan siya pagpatug-an, He was pressured into revealing the information.

  • The heavy, Earth-pressured air of the north building whistled out into the desert.

  • By the time fire boats arrived to spray the Florence with streams of pressured water, the situation was well in hand.

  • Oil is forced under pressure to all bearings by means of high-pressured duplex-geared pumps.

  • He realized how much time had passed in the quick pressured dark.