press

[pres]

v.按, 压, 逼迫,强迫服役,征用
n.新闻界, 出版社, 报刊, 新闻舆论, 压, 熨烫机, 印刷机

vt.

1. 按, 压, 挤

Press this button to start the engine.

按此钮发动引擎。

2. 压碎, 压破; 榨出

3. 熨平(衣服)

He was pressing his jacket.

他在烫外套。

4. 紧抱, 紧握(手)

She pressed the frightened child to her heart.

她把受了惊吓的孩子搂在怀里。

5. 催促; 催逼; 强迫; (极力)劝说[O2]

He pressed her to come with him.

他强迫她跟他走。

6. 迫使(某人)接受; 把……强加于[(+on/upon)]

7. 用模子压制

8. 坚持; 坚决进行

vi.

1. 挤向前, 奋力前进[Q]

Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.

许多人挤向前和他握手。

2. 紧迫

Time presses and we must get back to work.

时间紧迫, 我们得回去上班了。

3. 压, 重压[(+on/upon)]

4. 催; 逼; 迫切要求[(+for)]

n.

1. 报刊; 新闻界; 记者们; 通讯社[the S][G]

The power of the press is very great.

新闻界的力量是极大的。

2. 新闻舆论; 报刊评论[S]

The government's new policy received a good press.

政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。

3. 印刷机; 印刷厂[C]

4. (常大写)出版社[C]

5. 压; 按, 揿; 推[S]

6. 熨平; 压平[C]

I'll give my suit a press.

我要把西装烫一烫。

7. 压榨机[C]

词形变化

动词过去式: pressed | 动词过去分词: pressed | 动词现在分词: pressing | 动词第三人称单数: presses |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.压, 挤; 紧抱

push  force  squeeze  clasp  tighten

vt.催促; 迫使; 激励

urge  insist  coax  goad  prod  stress

vt.熨平; 把……弄平

iron  smooth  

同义参见:

crush  purse  jam  exhort  wheedle  squash  prevail  oppress  constrict  embrace  closet  pinch  oblige  shame  hasten  conscript  hug  play  thrust  importance  ram  constrain  hound  compress  

英英释义

名词 press:

newspaper writers and photographers

同义词：fourth estate

the state of demanding notice or attention

同义词：imperativeness, insistence, insistency, pressure

the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines

同义词：public press

a machine used for printing

同义词：printing press

a dense crowd of people

同义词：crush, jam

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

同义词：wardrobe, closet

clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids

同义词：mechanical press

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

同义词：military press

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

同义词：pressure, pressing

动词 press:

exert pressure or force to or upon

force or impel in an indicated direction

同义词：urge, urge on, exhort

to be oppressive or burdensome

同义词：weigh

place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure

squeeze or press together

同义词：compress, constrict, squeeze, compact, contract

crowd closely

create by pressing

be urgent

exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

同义词：crusade, fight, campaign, push, agitate

press from a plastic

同义词：press out

make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby

同义词：push

press and smooth with a heated iron

同义词：iron, iron out

lift weights

同义词：weight-lift, weightlift

ask for or request earnestly

同义词：bid, beseech, entreat, adjure, conjure

短语词组

pressed for

1. 缺少

We are now pressed for time.

我们现在时间紧迫。

press for

1. 迫切需要

The problem pressed for solution.

那问题迫切需要解决。

press on/upon

1. 把……强加于

He tried to press his opinion on us.

他试图把他自己的意见强加给我们。

press on with

1. 加紧

We must press on with the work.

我们得加紧工作。

补充

presspress英:[pres] 美:[prɛs]n.1.压; 按; 挤Give the button a slight press and the music would die.把按钮轻轻一按, 音乐就会停止。2.印刷机This type of press can feed out papers much faster than ordinary one.这种印刷机印刷报纸比普通印刷机快得多。3.出版社; 通讯社4.报刊, 报界, 新闻界The press are[is] interested in sports.新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。vt.1.按, 压Press the button, then the machine will work.按下电钮, 机器就能转动了。2.逼迫, 强迫The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼还债。vi.1.紧迫The matter is pressing.这事情很紧迫。

例句

1. Drago pressed a button and the door closed.德拉戈按了一个按钮, 门就关上了。 2. There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.前台一个人也没有, 于是他就按了服务铃。 3. He pressed the accelerator.他踩了下油门。 4. She gave Tom a big smile and pressed his arm affectionately.她给了汤姆一个大大的笑脸, 亲切地搂住了他的胳膊。 5. 1 clove fresh garlic, pressed or diced新鲜大蒜一瓣, 拍碎或切成丁 6. I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.我把半个柠檬的汁挤进了一杯水里。 7. The grapes are hand-picked and pressed.这些葡萄是精选后榨汁的。 8. There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.有几条连衣裙需要熨烫。 9. clean, neatly pressed, conservative clothes干干净净、熨烫平整、式样保守的服装 10. Vera pressed his shirt.薇拉熨了他的衬衫。 11. Anne was pressing me to tell her all about it.安妮正催促着我把事情全部告诉她。 12. It's part of a boycott aimed at pressing city officials into apologizing.这是旨在迫使市政府官员道歉的抵制活动的一部分。 13. He's pressing me into going to stay with him for a few days.他正对我软磨硬泡, 要我去他家住几天。 14. Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details.金先生看上去肯定会被逼说出更多的细节。 15. He pressed her for an answer.他非要她回答。 16. She doesn't like to be pressed about her private life.她不喜欢被人逼问私生活。 17. Food and cigarettes were pressed on him.别人硬塞给他一些食物和香烟。 18. All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother.我身上只有钱, 她母亲虽然不愿接受, 我还是硬塞给了她。 19. The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands.抗议活动通过举行大规模罢工和示威游行来强硬地提出要求。 20. The group works hard to press the consumer viewpoint.这个团体努力坚持消费者的观点。 21. His officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid.他的官员们访问了华盛顿, 力陈他们需要经济救援的理由。 22. Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.警方已宣布不会提起诉讼。 23. I could have pressed charges against him.我本来可以起诉他的。 24. What happens at the atomic level when metals are hammered and pressed into shape has always been a mystery.当金属被锤压成型时, 在原子水平上发生了什么一直是个谜。 25. Don't press too hard!别使劲压！ 26. The audience pressed into the theatre.观众挤进了剧院。 27. A group of people pressed through the door.一群人从门里挤了过去。 28. The crowd pressed forward to catch a glimpse of him.观众为看他一眼挤向前去。 29. Having severe gout in the right hand and time pressing, I went with him to Boulogne to help.虽然我的右手痛风严重, 但时间紧迫, 我就和他一起去布洛涅帮忙了。 30. The local bar has been pressed into service as a school.当地的酒吧被临时征用作学校。 31. Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.肯尼被临时叫来看门。 32. The staff at Buckingham Palace would be hard pressed to meet his demands.白金汉宫的工作人员将很难满足他的要求。 33. The army could well be hard pressed to open up another front.军队很可能无法开辟另一条战线。 34. The British press is full of articles on the election results.英国的报纸上登满了关于选举结果的文章。 35. There have been some nasty stories in the press.报纸上有一些恶毒的报道。 36. Owen 's speech was widely reported in the press.报纸广泛报道了欧文的演讲。 37. freedom of the press新闻自由 38. A meeting was called, but the press was not admitted.召开了一次会议, 但是不允许记者进入。 39. Christie looked relaxed and calm as he met the press afterwards.在之后与媒体见面时, 克里斯蒂看上去平静而放松。 40. A friend of mine was rung up by the press.我的一个朋友接到了记者的电话。 41. He watched as the print emerged from the press.他在一旁看着印刷品从印刷机里出来。 42. He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.直到付梓的那一刻他还在写那本书。 43. We check prices at the time of going to press.在付印时, 我们会核查价格。 44. They tipped the grapes into the press.他们把葡萄倒进了压榨机里。 45. a cider press苹果榨汁机 46. The little office became stale and overheated from the press of so many bodies.那么多人挤在一起, 小办公室变得空气污浊, 闷热不堪。 47. Just give the button a press.就按一下这个按钮。 48. He gave the bell a press but couldn't hear anything.他按了一下门铃, 但是没听到任何声音。 49. All this can be called up at the press of a switch.只需按下开关, 所有这一切都能调出来。 50. a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button按下按钮就能从桌子里升上来的电视机 51. the bad press that career women consistently get in this country职业女性在这个国家一贯受到的恶评 52. It was certainly true that, as far as outside observers were concerned, Scotland was unlikely to get a very good press.在外部观察家看来, 苏格兰不大可能受到媒体好评, 这的确是实情。 53. the boundary between privacy and press freedom隐私权与新闻自由之间的界限 54. press this button to start the engine.要开动发动机就按这个按钮。 55. to press a shirt熨衬衫 56. The little girl pressed her nose against the shop window.小女孩把她的鼻子紧贴在商店橱窗上。 57. to press the enemy hard紧逼敌人 58. He pressed his way through the crowd.他从人群中挤了过去。 59. They are pressing us to make a quick decision.他们正在敦促我们迅速做出决定。 60. He is still pressing his claim for compensation.他仍然坚持要求赔偿。 61. to press a phonograph record压制唱片 62. to press a gift on a friend硬给朋友送礼 63. I'm very pressed for cash at the moment.我目前手头很紧。 64. The police tried hard to press the crowd back.警察拼命把人群往后赶。 65. The government was looking for a chance to press its economic programme.政府正在寻找机会推行其经济方案。 66. a world pressed by mushrooming populations人口暴增而日趋紧迫的世界 67. to press a town on all sides从四面攻城 68. to press 150kg推举150公斤 69. Since air has weight, it must press down on the surface of the earth.既然空气有重量，它就必定压向地球的表面。 70. The matter does not press.这件事不急。 71. This silk dress presses well.这件丝绸连衣裙很容易烫平。 72. Pedestrians press along the pavements.行人们在人行道上熙熙攘攘走去。 73. Time presses.时间紧迫。 74. pressing for eight planes rather than six竭力要求八架飞机而不是六架 75. The girl pressed close to her mother.小女孩紧紧地挤在母亲身边。 76. to press men for naval service强征男子加入海军 77. Old buses were pressed into service as emergency housing for the refugees.征用旧公共汽车应急来安置难民。 78. [with obj. and adverbial of direction]he pressed his face to the glass.他把脸紧贴在玻璃上。 79. [no obj., with adverbial of direction]her body pressed against his.她的身体和他紧贴着。 80. he pressed a button and the doors slid open.他一揿按钮，门就开了。 81. the mob was still pressing forward.乱民继续往前逼进。 82. [noobj.]their enemies pressed in on all sides.他们的敌人从四面进逼。 83. [with obj.]two assailants were pressing Agrippa.两名袭击者正向阿格里帕逼来。 84. he stubbornly pressed on with his work.他固执地继续工作。 85. she pressed her nicest blouse.她把最好的衬衣熨好。 86. [as adj. pressed]immaculately pressed trousers.熨得笔挺的裤子。 87. [as adj. pressed]freshly pressed orange juice.鲜榨橙汁。 88. Rose did not press the point.罗斯没有坚持这点。 89. when I pressed him for precise figures he evaded the subject.我向他追问确切数字时，他避开话题。 90. [with infinitive]the marketing directors were pressed to justify their expenditure.营销部主任都被要求说明其开支的理由。 91. [no obj.]they continued to press for changes in legislation.他们继续敦促立法制度的变更。 92. he pressed dinner invitations on her.他硬邀她参加宴会。 93. I'm terribly pressed for time.我的时间很紧迫。 94. they may be hard pressed to keep their promise.信守诺言对他们来说可能有点难。 95. a flower press.压花机。 96. a wine press.榨葡萄机。 97. the Clarendon press.牛津大学出版社。 98. the book is ready to go to press.书已可付印。 99. the press was notified.新闻界已得到通知。 100. [as modifier]press coverage.新闻报道。 101. there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press.如果没有舆论报导，你们的示威就没有什么意义。 102. [in sing.]the government has had a bad press for years.对政府的舆论反映好几年来都很差。 103. the system summons medical help at the press of a button.该系统只要一揿按钮就可呼叫医疗救助。 104. these clothes could do with a press.这些衣服需要熨一下了。 105. among the press of cars he saw a taxi.在拥挤的车群中他看到一辆出租车。 106. many of these stones have been pressed into service as gateposts.这些石头许多都被临时用作门柱。 107. the local/national press本地╱全国新闻界 108. The press support/supports government policy.新闻界支持政府的政策。 109. The strike got very little press.报纸极少报道罢工的事。 110. Oxford University press牛津大学出版社 111. Just press that button and the door will open.只须按那个按钮，门就会开。 112. He pressed the lid firmly shut.他把盖子紧紧地按住。 113. to press grapes压榨葡萄 114. This shirt needs pressing.这件衬衫需要熨一熨。 115. She pressed the photo to her chest.她把那张照片搂在怀里。 116. The crowd pressed against the wall of policemen.人群挤向警察筑成的人墙。 117. I pressed them to stay for dinner.我力劝他们留下吃晚饭。 118. to press sb for an answer催促某人答复 119. I don't want to press the point, but you still owe me money.我不想强调这一点，但你还欠我钱。 120. I must hurry. I'm really pressed for time.我得赶快去，时间实在紧迫。 121. They pressed on with the building work in spite of the bad weather.虽然天气恶劣，他们仍然继续进行建筑工程。 122. American/foreign/local press美国/外国/当地新闻报道 123. Reports in the press suggested there had been many casualties.新闻报道显示伤亡惨重。 124. "freedom of the press [=the right of newspapers, magazines, etc., to report news without being controlled by the government]"新闻自由 125. The murder trial has drawn a lot of press coverage.这起谋杀案的审判引来了大量新闻报道。 126. press reports/clippings新闻报道/剪辑 127. She refused to talk to the press.她拒绝与新闻界人士谈话。 128. members of the press新闻界成员 129. (US) The press was waiting outside the courtroom. = (Brit) The press was/were waiting outside the courtroom.记者们正在法庭外等候。 130. The trial has been getting a lot of press. [=there have been a lot of press reports about the trial]关于这场审判一直以来都有很多新闻评论。 131. The new edition of the dictionary is getting good press.新版词典得到了新闻媒体的好评。 132. He has gotten a lot of bad press lately.他最近受到新闻媒体的很多批评。 133. (Brit) The new edition of the dictionary is getting a good press.新版词典得到了新闻媒体的好评。 134. The pages rolled off the presses.一页页纸从印刷机中快速印出。 135. Stop the presses!关掉印刷机！ 136. The book is on press now and due out soon.书正在印刷，很快就出版。 137. The story is going to press. [=the story is about to be printed]小说即将付印。 138. He did not return our call by/before press time. [=the time when the story was printed]小说印刷前他没回我们的电话。 139. a university press大学出版社 140. The book is published by Federal Street press.这本书由联邦街出版公司出版。 141. a cookie/cider/garlic press饼干压制机；榨苹果汁机；压蒜器 142. a trouser press烫裤机 143. The machine turns on with the press [=push] of a button.按下按钮机器就运转。 144. (chiefly Brit) Your shirt needs a press. [=your shirt needs pressing; your shirt needs to be ironed]你的衬衫要熨一下。 145. We were caught in the press of people outside the theater.我们在剧院外被蜂拥而至的人群困住了。 146. She pressed the pieces of clay together.她把泥块压在了一起。 147. The machine presses the metal/plastic into sheets.机器把金属/塑料压成板。 148. People were pressed against each other in the crowd.人群中人挤人。 149. The little girl pressed her face against the window.小姑娘脸贴着窗户。 150. Dad took me aside and pressed some money into my hand.爸爸把我拉到一边，往我手里塞了些钱。 151. He lightly pressed (down) on her stomach to feel the baby move.他轻轻地按压她的肚皮，感受胎动。 152. Don't press that button.别按那个按钮。 153. press “Play” to start the movie.按下“播放”键放电影。 154. press here to release the buckle.按这里松开搭扣。 155. She pressed him to go with her to the ballet.她力劝他和她一起去看芭蕾舞。 156. I pressed her for more details.我强烈要求她说出更多细节。 157. He is pressing [=pressuring] us for a decision. = He is pressing us to make a decision.他正催我们做决定。 158. "After the scandal, the CEO was pressed into resigning."丑闻传出后，首席执行官被迫辞职。 159. "When pressed, he tends to give in."一受到逼迫他就倾向于妥协。 160. "I don't want to press [=push] the issue, but it is important and needs to be addressed immediately."我不想一再强调这个问题，但这很重要，需要立即解决。 161. He kept pressing the point that something needs to be done immediately.他不断重申要马上做点事。 162. They're trying to press home their message. [=trying to make their message clear and forceful]他们正努力把他们的观点讲得头头是道。 163. Laborers are pressing their case for higher wages.劳工们正在要求涨工资。 164. She pressed the ball of dough flat.她把面团压扁。 165. He pressed [=ironed] his shirt and pants.他把衬衫和裤子熨平。 166. He pressed the apples to make cider.他压榨苹果做苹果汁。 167. The machine presses the juice out of the grapes.这台机器可以榨葡萄汁。 168. freshly pressed [=(more commonly) squeezed] orange juice新榨的橙汁 169. The explorers pressed deeper into the jungle.探险者坚持走向丛林深处。 170. The troops pressed [=pushed] on/forward in spite of the snow.尽管下了雪，军队仍然向前行进。 171. "Now that we have answered that question, let's press on."既然我们已经回答了这个问题，就坚持下去吧。 172. The city pressed ahead with plans to build a casino.市政府坚持执行建赌场的计划。 173. She saw an opening and pressed (home) her attack/advantage.她看到了机会，便趁机发起了进攻/占据了优势。 174. Reporters pressed around/about the players as they left the field.运动员离场时记者把他们团团围住。 175. "He was caught shoplifting, but the store owner didn't press charges."他在商店行窃被当场抓住，但店主没有起诉他。 176. Laborers are pressing for higher wages.劳工们正在要求涨工资。 177. "I tried to press money on him for my half of the bill, but he refused to take it."我试图把账单上该我付的那一半钱强塞给他，但他不要。 178. She's always pressing her opinions on us.她总是把自己的观点强加于我们。 179. Retired doctors and nurses were pressed into service to help care for the wounded.退休医生和护士也被召集起来帮助照顾伤员。 180. The backup computer was pressed into service when the main computer failed.主电脑坏掉了就启用了备用电脑。