press
v. 壓; 按; 把…塞入; 緊握(手或臂); 推搡著移動; 催促; 堅持; 壓平; 熨燙; 壓榨; 壓制; 用力踩; 極力要求; 困擾; 硬給
n. 報紙; 新聞記者; 印刷機; 出版社; 榨汁機; 擠壓; 擁擠的人群; 衣櫃
If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.
He pressed his back against the door...
他後背緊緊靠在門上。
They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
他們拿銀製餐刀切入蛋糕。
If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work.
Drago pressed a button and the door closed...
德拉戈按了一個按鈕,然後門就關上了。
There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.
接待處一個人也沒有,於是他按了服務鈴。
If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand.
The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard...
發動機熄火了。他用力踩油門。
She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk.
她站起來,雙手撐在桌子上,身體向前傾。
If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it.
Police might now press for changes in the law...
警方現在可能竭力要求修改法律。
They had pressed for their children to be taught French.
他們極力要求給他們的孩子教授法語。
If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.
Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm...
各工會正在竭力勸說他堅定立場。
Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details...
看來人們一定會竭力要求金先生提供進一步的細節。
If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way.
The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands...
抗議活動透過大規模罷工和示威遊行來向當局提出訴求。
His officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid.
他的官員們已經訪問了華盛頓,竭力要求得到經濟援助。
If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it.
The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her...
無端的負罪感壓得她喘不過氣來。
Right now, I've got other problems that are pressing on me.
現在又有其他一些問題困擾著我。
If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it.
All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother...
我就只有錢了,她母親雖然不願接受,我還是硬塞給了她。
Food and cigarettes were pressed on him.
別人硬塞給他一些食品和香菸。
If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.
Vera pressed his shirt...
薇拉把他的襯衫熨平了。
There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.
還有幾件衣服要熨。
If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice.
The grapes are hand-picked and pressed...
這些葡萄是精心挑選用來榨汁的。
I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.
我用手將半個檸檬的汁擠入一杯水中。
Newspapers are referred to as the press .
Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister...
今天英國的報紙上登滿了關於印度新任總理的文章。
...freedom of the Press...
新聞自由
Journalists are referred to as the press .
Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards...
後來面對記者的時候,克里斯蒂顯得放鬆而鎮靜。
A meeting was promised, but the Press was not admitted.
承諾將召開一次會議,但是不允許記者到場。
A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers.
...the invention of the printing press...
印刷機的發明
He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.
直到付梓的那一刻他才完稿。
If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
...the bad press that career women consistently get in this country...
該國職業女性一直受到的輿論上的苛評
Men get more bad press in her new novel.
在她的新小說中,男人受到了更多的譴責。
If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of law.
I could have pressed charges against him...
我本可以起訴他。
Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.
警方已宣佈不會提起訴訟。
When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed.
We check prices at the time of going to press...
我們會在付印的時候核對價格。
As this column went to press, I learnt that the man had died.
當這個專欄開印的時候,我才知道那個人已經死了。
To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose.
The local bar has been pressed into service as a school...
當地的酒吧被暫時用作學校。
Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.
肯尼被臨時僱來看門。
1. newspaper writers and photographers
2. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
3. the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
4. a machine used for printing
5. a dense crowd of people
6. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
7. clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
8. any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
9. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
10. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;
1. exert pressure or force to or upon;
2. force or impel in an indicated direction;
3. to be oppressive or burdensome;
4. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;
5. squeeze or press together;
6. crowd closely;
7. create by pressing;
8. be urgent;
9. exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for;
10. press from a plastic;
11. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;
12. lift weights;
13. ask for or request earnestly;
magazine, journal, periodical, publication, newspaper, review, press
這些名詞均有"出版物,定期刊物"之意。
press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash
這些動詞均含"壓,擠"之意。
go to press
付梓,付印
press charges
press something home
press the flesh
(非正式,主北美)(要人,政客)握手問候
press the flesh【非正式用語】
擁擠:握手並和許多人混在一起,尤指在競選公職時
The press branded him a liar.
報界給他加上了說謊者的臭名.
The last edition of this newspaper goes to press at 6 p.m.
該報的最後一版下午六點鐘付印.
She can't sing. So don't press her to.
她不會唱歌, 就別難為她了.
Give the button a slight press and the music would die.
把按鈕輕輕一按,音樂就會停止.
The play got rave praises in the local press.
該劇在當地報紙上得到過分的讚揚.