Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #961
press
按;压;摁
To apply pressure or force to something; to push (a button or key).
- 1.
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
施加重量或力量,作用于某物;施加压力。
- 2.
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
通过向下或向前施力并释放来激活按钮或键。
- 3.
To compress, squeeze.
压缩,挤压。
- 4.
To clasp, hold in an embrace.
拥抱,抱住。
- 5.
To reduce to a particular shape or form by pressure, especially flatten or smooth.
通过压力将某物压成特定形状或形式,尤其是压平或抚平。
- 6.
To flatten a selected area of fabric using an iron with an up-and-down, not sliding, motion, so as to avoid disturbing adjacent areas.
用熨斗以上下而非滑动的方式压平选定的织物区域,以避免干扰相邻区域。
- 7.
To drive or thrust by pressure, to force in a certain direction.
通过压力驱动或推动,强迫朝某个方向移动
- 8.
To force weight away from the body by extending the arms or legs.
通过伸展手臂或腿部将重量推离身体
- 9.
To force to a certain end or result; to urge strongly.
强迫达到某个目的或结果;强烈敦促
- 10.
To try to force (something upon someone).
试图强加于人
- 11.
To hasten, urge onward.
加快,催促前进
- 12.
To urge, beseech, entreat.
敦促,恳求,乞求
- 13.
To lay stress upon.
强调
- 14.
To throng, crowd.
拥挤,聚集
- 15.
To force into service, particularly into naval service.
强迫服役,特别是海军服役
压缩;挤压;拥抱;搂抱;压平;压整;熨烫;烫平;推;挤
In use
She presses the button to start the machine.
He pressed the clay into a flat disc.
The crowd was pressing against the barrier.
Verb forms
base press · third person presses · -ing pressing · past pressed · past participle pressed
规则动词,过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- press the button
- 按下按钮
- Press the button to open the door.按下按钮打开门。
- press down on
- 用力按;向下压
- Press down on the cap until it snaps into place.向下按压盖子,直到它扣到位。
- press forward
- 坚定前进;继续推进
- The team pressed forward despite the difficulties.团队不顾困难继续推进。
- press for
- 强烈要求;敦促
- The workers pressed for higher wages.工人们强烈要求加薪。
- press clothes
- 熨衣服
- He pressed his clothes before the interview.面试前他熨了衣服。
- press flowers
Learner notes
Memory Tip
press 的 p 像一只手掌,向下用力就是“按/压”:按钮要 press,熨斗压平要 press,拥抱也是把人压向自己。
Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、操作说明、书面描述 「press」作动词表示按、压、熨烫或敦促等义项时,属于日常和书面通用的中性词;具体义项需根据宾语和语境判断,口语和正式书面语中都比较常见。
Grammar Note
及物动词,也可不及物,常与for或on连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with press: they end in the same stressed /ɛs/ sound (in confess, the stress is on the final syllable). The spelling pattern is -ess. Beware that not every -ess word rhymes: for example, 'process' and 'congress' often have different stress or a reduced final vowel.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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