Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #687
Fully loadedpressure
压力；按压
a force produced by pressing against something; the act of pressing
- 1.
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
压力；施加于表面的力。
- 2.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
施加在单位面积表面的力；以帕斯卡(国际单位)或达因(厘米克秒制单位)为单位测量
- 3.
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
单位面积上的力,压强。
- 4.
a force that compels
一种迫使的力量
- 5.
An amount of pressure.
压力值。
- 6.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
按压的动作；施加压力
- 7.
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
对比的力量或冲动
- 8.
Distress.
困扰
- 9.
Urgency.
紧迫
强制力；压力；压强；压力；苦恼；焦虑；心理压力；紧迫；紧急；对抗力；反向力
In use
The pressure inside the tire is too high.
He is under a lot of pressure at work.
Apply gentle pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure
the public brought pressure to bear on the government
he used pressure to stop the bleeding
under pressure
The company is under pressure to cut costs.
这家公司面临削减成本的压力。
put pressure on sb/sth
Connections
Collocations
- put pressure on
- 对…施加压力
- The government is putting pressure on the company to reduce pollution.政府正在向该公司施压，要求其减少污染。
- under pressure
- 在压力下；面临压力
- She works well under pressure.她在压力下工作表现良好。
- high pressure
- 高压
- The high pressure system will bring clear skies.高压系统将带来晴朗的天空。
- blood pressure
- 血压
- The doctor measured my blood pressure.医生量了我的血压。
- peer pressure
- 同伴压力
- Teenagers often give in to peer pressure.青少年常常屈服于同伴压力。
- pressure group
Learner notes
Memory Tip
pressure中含有press（按压），记住压力就是按压的力。
Context & Register
选取‘紧迫感/强制力’义项。常见于工作、学习、社交场合。语体中性偏混合，正式口语皆可，如‘承受压力’（较正式）和‘别给我压力’（较口语）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
'fresher' rhymes exactly with 'pressure' (both have /ʃər/ after stressed /ɛ/). Words like 'measure', 'treasure', 'pleasure', 'leisure' share the '-ure' spelling but have /ʒər/ instead of /ʃər/. 'fissure' has /ʃər/ but the stressed vowel is /ɪ/ not /ɛ/.
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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