| 单词 | press |
| 释义 | presspressespressedpressingpresspress1 /pres/ verb1 [intransitive and transitive] to push something firmly: What happens if I press this button?happen如果我按这个按钮会怎么样？press downPress down with your left foot and pull back the lever.leave左脚向下踩﹐往后拉操纵杆。press something into/against/to somethingHe pressed some money into her hand.press 他往她手里塞了些钱。Their faces were pressed against the window.facebepress他们的脸紧贴在窗上。2[intransitive and transitive] to try very hard to persuade someone to do somethingpress forNurses are pressing for a pay rise.nursebepress护士在努力争取加薪。press somebody to do somethingHe pressed me to accept the job.press 他力劝我接受这份工作。press somebody for somethingI pressed her for an answer.press 我逼着她回答。workers who are pressing their claim for more money (=trying to persuade their employers to give them more money)workerbepress 极力要求加工资的工人们3[transitive] to move forward by pushing against other peoplepress forwardThe crowd continued to press forward.continue人群继续推挤着往前移动。4[transitive] to use something heavy to crush something or make it flat: a machine for pressing grapespressgrape压榨葡萄的机器Phrasespress charges to say officially that someone has done something illegal and must go to a court of law: The police have decided not to press charges against him.decidecharge警方已决定不起诉他。Phrasal verbspress on/ahead phrasal verb to continue doing something in a determined way: Shall we press on? 我们继续好吗？press on/ahead withLet’s press ahead with the meeting.meet我们继续开会。THESAURUS: presspress to push something firmly: I pressed the switch and a light came on.presscomeTo move forward, press the accelerator.squeeze to press something inwards from both sides: If you squeeze the ball, it makes a funny noise.makeHe squeezed her arm.squeezecrush to press something hard so that it breaks into very small pieces, or is very badly damaged: Crush two cloves of garlic.cloveThe front of the car was crushed.becrushsquash to press something against a surface accidentally and damage it by making it flat: He sat on my hat and squashed it.sitsquashBe careful not to squash the strawberries.strawberrycompress formal to press something or make it smaller so that it takes up less space: He tried to compress the clothes so that they would fit into his suitcase.tryclothewill |
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