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under pressure

/presh-er/US // ˈprɛʃ ər //

在压力下,压力下,压力之下,在压力之下

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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
  1. 1

    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

  • “The institution of marraige [sic] is under attack in our society and it needs to be strengthened,” Bush wrote.

  • It is grandstanding for a right rarely protected unless under immediate attack.

  • “Price for adults to $4250; From 10 years to 14 years to $2125; Under 10 years free,” the listing says.

  • “Under Suleimani several military branches have taken shape [in Iraq] which are run by Iran and the Iranian military,” he said.

  • And that means they also fall under the umbrella of programs most likely to get the axe when state and federal budgets are tight.

  • Under the one-sixth they appear as slender, highly refractive fibers with double contour and, often, curled or split ends.

  • The Pontellier and Ratignolle compartments adjoined one another under the same roof.

  • He held it, but it was without pressure; without recognizance of the delight with which he once grasped it.

  • The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.

  • Poor Squinty ran and tried to hide under the straw, for he knew the boy was talking about him.