press the button
collocation按下按钮
Press the button to open the door.
按下按钮打开门。
按；压；摁
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按；压；摁
To apply pressure or force to something; to push (a button or key).
She presses the button to start the machine.
她按下按钮启动机器。
施加重量或力量,作用于某物；施加压力。
To exert weight or force against, to act upon with force or weight; to exert pressure upon.
通过向下或向前施力并释放来激活按钮或键。
To activate a button or key by exerting a downward or forward force on it, and then releasing it.
压缩,挤压。
To compress, squeeze.
拥抱,抱住。
To clasp, hold in an embrace.
press
Base
原形
presses
3rd person
第三人称单数
pressing
-ing
现在分词
pressed
Past
过去式
pressed
Past participle
过去分词
She presses the button to start the machine.
她按下按钮启动机器。
He pressed his suit before the interview.
他在面试前熨烫了西装。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
He pressed the clay into a flat disc.
他把粘土压成扁平的圆盘。
The crowd was pressing against the barrier.
人群紧压着护栏。
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按下按钮
Press the button to open the door.
按下按钮打开门。
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。
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。
强烈要求；敦促
The workers pressed for higher wages.
工人们强烈要求加薪。
熨衣服
He pressed his clothes before the interview.
面试前他熨了衣服。
压花（将花压平以保存）
She pressed flowers in an old book.
她把花压在旧书里。
继续前进；坚持不懈
Even though the trail was muddy, we pressed on.
尽管小路泥泞，我们还是继续前进。
提起诉讼；控告
The store owner decided to press charges against the shoplifter.
店主决定对那个扒手提起诉讼。
与群众握手（尤指政客竞选时）
The candidate spent the morning pressing the flesh at the local market.
那位候选人一上午都在当地市场与群众握手。
坚持向前。世界上没有什么能取代坚持不懈。
Even after two failures, she pressed on to win the final race.
即使两次失败之后，她仍坚持向前，最终赢得了决赛。
按F键致敬。
He pressed the button on the controller to continue the cutscene.
他按下控制器上的按钮继续看过场动画。
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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。
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。
及物动词，也可不及物，常与for或on连用
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