pressed
adj. 緊缺的; (食物)壓成某種形狀的; 壓平的; 金錢(或空間、時間等) 有限
v. 按( press的過去式和過去分詞 ); 逼迫; 壓榨; 使緊貼
If you say that you are pressed for time or pressed for money, you mean that you do not have enough time or money at the moment.
Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss? If not, I suggest we have lunch.
你時間緊嗎,貝利斯先生?如果不緊,不如我們一起吃午飯吧。
1. compacted by ironing
It was getting dark, so they pressed on.
天快黑了, 因此他們加勁幹著.
She pressed herself against the wall.
她緊貼著牆靠著.
The driver must have pressed on the accelerator.
司機一定是踩了加速器.
The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
那人被逼還債.
He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.
他踩下汽車的加速器踏板.