Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #961
press
新闻界；报刊
The print-based media, including journalists and newspapers.
- 1.
An instance of applying pressure; an instance of pressing.
施加压力的行为；按压的实例。
- 2.
A device used to apply pressure to an item.
用于对物品施加压力的装置。
- 3.
A crowd.
人群。
- 4.
A printing machine.
印刷机。
- 5.
The print-based media (both the people and the newspapers).
基于印刷的媒体(包括记者和报纸)。
- 6.
A publisher.
出版社。
- 7.
An exercise in which weight is forced away from the body by extension of the arms or legs.
通过伸展手臂或腿部将重量推离身体的锻炼。
- 8.
An additional bet in a golf match that duplicates an existing (usually losing) wager in value, but begins even at the time of the bet.
高尔夫比赛中增加的赌注,通常是复制现有(通常是输的)赌注,但从下注时开始重新计算。
- 9.
Pure, unfermented grape juice.
纯的、未发酵的葡萄汁。
- 10.
A commission to force men into public service, particularly into the navy.
强迫人们服兵役的委托,特别是海军。
- 11.
In personology, any environmental factor that arouses a need in the individual.
在人格学中,激发个人需求的任何环境因素。
印刷机；出版社；出版商；按压；压；压具；压力机；人群
In use
The press has a responsibility to report the truth.
The prime minister faced tough questions from the press.
The story was all over the press.
Connections
Collocations
- the press
- 新闻界
- The press has criticized the government's decision.新闻界批评了政府的决定。
- freedom of the press
- 新闻自由
- Freedom of the press is a fundamental right in a democracy.新闻自由是民主国家的基本权利。
- press conference
- 新闻发布会
- The CEO held a press conference to announce the merger.首席执行官召开新闻发布会宣布合并。
- press release
- 新闻稿
- The company issued a press release about its new product.公司发布了关于新产品的新闻稿。
- press coverage
- 新闻报道
- The event received extensive press coverage.该事件得到了广泛的新闻报道。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
印刷机按压力，产生新闻报刊。
Context & Register
Register: neutral; Contexts: news reporting, media discussions, political commentary; Note_zh: 本义项指代新闻界（the press）整体，通常用于正式或新闻语境，比较常见于书面语和新闻报道中。
Grammar Note
作为名词，press是可数名词，复数形式为presses。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All these words share the stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /s/, so they rhyme with 'press'.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.