pressure
n. 压力; 气压; 催促; 紧张
v. 强迫
Pressure is force that you produce when you press hard on something.
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。
The pressure of his fingers had relaxed...
他手指按压的力道减轻了。
The pressure in a place or container is the force produced by the quantity of gas or liquid in that place or container.
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。
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。
If there is pressure on a person, someone is trying to persuade or force them to do something.
He may have put pressure on her to agree...
他可能向她施加了压力,迫使她同意。
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。
If you are experiencing pressure, 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.
Can you work under pressure?...
你能在压力下工作吗?
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。
If you pressure someone to do something, you try forcefully to persuade them to do it.
He will never pressure you to get married...
他永远不会强迫你结婚。
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。
1. the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit);
2. a force that compels;
3. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;
4. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
5. the somatic sensation of pressure;
6. an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city";
2. exert pressure on someone through threats
strain, stress, pressure, tension
这些名词均有"压力,重压,紧张"之意。
Meteorologist believe this pressure jump is the mechanism responsible for storm and tornado.
气象学家认为这一气压的突然升高是暴风雨和飓风形成的物理机制.
He changed his mind under the pressure from others.
他在别人的逼迫之下改变了主意.
Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.
木块受压时可缩小很多.
The government is under pressure to relax censorship regulations.
政府受到压力,被要求放宽审查制度.
His lifestyle predisposed him to high blood pressure.
他的生活方式容易使他患高血压.