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pressuring

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

压迫,施压,压迫性,压力

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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

  • In stepping into the solo CEO role, the 33-year-old Tenev will be under considerable pressure to show Robinhood is built for the long term—pressure that will only increase once the company goes public.

  • Fritillaria delavayi from regions that experience greater harvesting pressure are more camouflaged than those from less harvested areas, researchers report November 20 in Current Biology.

  • Executives are free to sell, and they’re not under any pressure whatsoever to deliver results.

  • All of these factors could put pressure on Clayton’s Democratic successor.

  • One media buyer noted that much of the near-term planning is dependent on brands having the necessary data to be able to change course on a dime and that the shift in mindset could put pressure on data and reporting teams.

  • So much of what is considered “romantic” is actually inappropriate, pressuring, or unnerving.

  • It was himself, and only himself, Coltrane kept pressuring to hear more, feel more, understand more, communicate more.

  • Next target: Pressuring Federal Express to remove its name from the stadium.

  • Sometimes this amounts to nothing more than pressuring friends into listening to a song we desperately love.

  • Expect a movement pressuring CBS to rename it “The David Letterman Theater,” but then, that would be mean to Ed.

  • You're holding our radioactives off the market, pressuring the government for a price rise which it can't afford.

  • Five is somewhat better, the sky is pressuring evening and, by six, is big with shadows that foresee the coming dark.

  • I hope you didn't think I was probing into your personal affairs or pressuring you too severely.

  • But they kept pressuring him to give up his citizenship to be able to work in Russia, get working papers.