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press
pres prɛs
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense presses, present participle pressing, past tense , past participle pressed
1 VERB 压；按；挤；推 If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. 压；按；挤；推

  • He pressed his back against the door. [VERB noun + against]

    他后背紧紧靠在门上。

  • They pressed the silver knife into the cake. [VERB noun prep.]

    他们拿银制餐刀切入蛋糕。

SYN push, squeeze, jam, thrust
2 VERB 按，揿（按钮或开关） If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work. 按，揿（按钮或开关）

  • Drago pressed a button and the door closed. [VERB noun]

    德拉戈按了一个按钮，然后门就关上了。

  • There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service. [VERB noun]

    接待处一个人也没有，于是他按了服务铃。

Press is also a noun.

  • ...a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button.

    只要按下按钮就从桌子上升起的电视机

3 VERB 用力按；用力挤压；用力踩 If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand. 用力按；用力挤压；用力踩 [Also V on n]

  • The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard. [VERB noun]

    发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。

  • She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk. [VERB adv.]

    她站起来，双手撑在桌子上，身体向前倾。

SYN push (down), depress, lean on, bear down
4 VERB 极力要求 If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it. 极力要求

  • Police might now press for changes in the law. [VERB + for]

    警方现在可能竭力要求修改法律。

  • They had pressed for their children to be taught French. [VERB + for]

    他们极力要求给他们的孩子教授法语。

SYN call, ask, demand, campaign
5 VERB 催促；敦促；竭力劝说 If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something. 催促；敦促；竭力劝说 [Also V n into n/-ing]

  • Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

    各工会正在竭力劝说他坚定立场。

  • Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details. [be V-ed + for/about]

    看来人们一定会竭力要求金先生提供进一步的细节。

  • She smiles coyly when pressed about her private life. [be V-ed + for/about]

    当人们追问她的私生活时，她羞涩地笑了笑。

SYN urge, force, beg, petition
6 VERB 坚持；强调 If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way. 坚持；强调

  • The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands. [VERB noun]

    抗议活动通过大规模罢工和示威游行来向当局提出诉求。

  • His officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid. [VERB noun]

    他的官员们已经访问了华盛顿，竭力要求得到经济援助。

SYN plead, present, lodge, submit
7 VERB 困扰；严重影响 If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it. 困扰；严重影响

  • The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her. [VERB + on]

    无端的负罪感压得她喘不过气来。

  • Right now, I've got other problems that are pressing on me. [VERB on noun]

    现在又有其他一些问题困扰着我。

8 VERB 硬给；强加于 If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it. 硬给；强加于

  • All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother. [VERB noun + on]

    我就只有钱了，她母亲虽然不愿接受，我还是硬塞给了她。

  • Food and cigarettes were pressed on him. [VERB noun on noun]

    别人硬塞给他一些食品和香烟。

9 VERB 熨烫；熨平 If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases. 熨烫；熨平

  • Vera pressed his shirt. [VERB noun]

    薇拉把他的衬衫熨平了。

  • There's a couple of dresses to be pressed. [VERB noun]

    还有几件衣服要熨。

  • ...clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes. [VERB-ed]

    干干净净、熨烫平整的式样保守的衣服

SYN iron, steam, finish, smooth
10 VERB 榨取，压榨，挤压（水果或蔬菜） If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice. 榨取，压榨，挤压（水果或蔬菜）

  • The grapes are hand-picked and pressed. [be VERB-ed]

    这些葡萄是精心挑选用来榨汁的。

  • I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water. [VERB noun]

    我用手将半个柠檬的汁挤入一杯水中。

  • ...1 clove fresh garlic, pressed or diced. [VERB-ed]

    一瓣新鲜的大蒜，拍碎或切成丁

SYN compress, grind, reduce, mill
11 N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 报纸；报刊 Newspapers are referred to as the press . 报纸；报刊

  • Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister.

    今天英国的报纸上登满了关于印度新任总理的文章。

  • ...freedom of the Press.

    新闻自由

  • Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.

    新闻报道透露上层大气的臭氧浓度在上个月有所下降。

12 N-SING-COLL [with singular or plural verb] 新闻记者 Journalists are referred to as the press . 新闻记者

  • Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards.

    后来面对记者的时候，克里斯蒂显得放松而镇静。

  • A meeting was promised, but the Press was not admitted.

    承诺将召开一次会议，但是不允许记者到场。

13 N-COUNT 印刷机 A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers. 印刷机

  • ...the invention of the printing press.

    印刷机的发明

  • He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.

    直到付梓的那一刻他才完稿。

14 See also: pressed  pressing 
15 PHRASE （尤指在报纸、电视或广播上）受到批评/得到好评 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. （尤指在报纸、电视或广播上）受到批评/得到好评

  • ...the bad press that career women consistently get in this country.

    该国职业女性一直受到的舆论上的苛评

  • Men get more bad press in her new novel.

    在她的新小说中，男人受到了更多的谴责。

16 PHRASE 控告；提起诉讼 If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of law. 控告；提起诉讼

  • I could have pressed charges against him.

    我本可以起诉他。

  • Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.

    警方已宣布不会提起诉讼。

17 PHRASE 付印；开印 When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed. 付印；开印

  • We check prices at the time of going to press.

    我们会在付印的时候核对价格。

  • As this column went to press, I learnt that the man had died.

    当这个专栏开印的时候，我才知道那个人已经死了。

18 PHRASE [VERB inflects] 暂时使用；临时任用 To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose. 暂时使用；临时任用

  • The local bar has been pressed into service as a school.

    当地的酒吧被暂时用作学校。

  • Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.

    肯尼被临时雇来看门。

Phrasal verbs:
press ahead press on
Quotations
The job of the press is to encourage debate, not to supply the public with information Christopher Lasch Journalism, Publicity, and the Lost Art of Political Argument
Thou god of our idolatry, the press...
Thou fountain, at which drink the good and wise;
Thou ever-bubbling spring of endless lies;
Like Eden's dread probationary tree,
Knowledge of good and evil is from thee William Cowper The Progress of Error
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse press with:
N.

press a button, at the press of a button 2

press accounts, press coverage, freedom of the press, press reports 11 12

press charges 16

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