press

英[pres] 美[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
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  • presa n.[音](如轮唱曲等卡农曲的)声部进入记号
    v. (动词)
    1. 压,按,挤,揿,扳
    2. 强迫,迫切要求,逼迫
    3. 紧迫
    4. 榨出,压榨,榨取,绞榨
    5. 催促,催逼
    6. 敦促,劝说
    7. 施加压力,用模子压制,熨平
    8. 坚持,坚决进行
    9. 压破,压碎
    10. 紧抱,紧握
    11. 强迫...服兵役
    12. 奋勇前进,突进,赶上前
    13. 迫使接受,把...强加于
    14. 挤向前,奋力前进
    15. 【举重】推举
    16. 【篮球】紧逼,做紧逼动作
    17. 【高尔夫】长挥击球过猛
    n. (名词)
    1. 印刷机,印刷厂
    2. 报刊;报业,新闻界;出版社;通讯社;记者们
    3. 压,按,揿,挤;熨平,压平;紧握
    4. 压榨机
    5. 新闻舆论,报刊评论
    6. 【史】强迫征募,抓壮丁
    7. 拥挤,蜂拥向前;紧迫;繁忙
    8. (壁橱式的)衣柜,书柜
    9. 【举重】推举
    10. 【篮球】紧逼(动作)
    v. (动词)
    1. vt. 按,压 push firmly and steadily against
    2. vi. 紧迫 make quick action or attention
    3. vt. 逼迫,强迫 force or compel
    n. (名词)
    1. [S]压,按,挤 act of pushing steadily with sth held in the hand
    2. [C]印刷机 machine for printing
    3. [C]出版社,通讯社 business for printing books or periodicals
    4. [S]报刊,报界,新闻界 newspapers, periodicals and the news sections of radio and television

英英释义

Noun:
  1. the state of demanding notice or attention;

    "the insistence of their hunger"
    "the press of business matters"

  2. the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines

  3. a machine used for printing

  4. a dense crowd of people

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

  6. clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use

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

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

  9. the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure;

    "he gave the button a press"
    "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"
    "at the pressing of a button"

Verb:
  1. exert pressure or force to or upon;

    "He pressed down on the boards"
    "press your thumb on this spot"

  2. force or impel in an indicated direction;

    "I urged him to finish his studies"

  3. to be oppressive or burdensome;

    "weigh heavily on the mind"
    "Something pressed on his mind"

  4. place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure;

    "pressed flowers"

  5. squeeze or press together;

    "she compressed her lips"
    "the spasm contracted the muscle"

  6. crowd closely;

    "The crowds pressed along the street"

  7. create by pressing;

    "Press little holes into the soft clay"

  8. be urgent;

    "This is a pressing problem"

  9. 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;

    "The liberal party pushed for reforms"
    "She is crusading for women's rights"
    "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"

  10. press from a plastic;

    "press a record"

  11. make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby;

    "`Now push hard,' said the doctor to the woman"

  12. press and smooth with a heated iron;

    "press your shirts"
    "she stood there ironing"

  13. lift weights;

    "This guy can press 300 pounds"

  14. ask for or request earnestly;

    "The prophet bid all people to become good persons"

1. Politicians want a lap-dog press which will uncritically report their propaganda.
政客们想要的是不问是非、甘为他们搞宣传的哈巴狗一样的新闻媒体。

来自柯林斯例句

2. He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.
他最初面对媒体时情绪有点忧郁。

来自柯林斯例句

3. The government says it will not be bullied by the press.
政府声称不会屈服于新闻媒体的压力。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Local feeling does not necessarily concur with the press.
当地人的感受未必与媒体一致。

来自柯林斯例句

5. Bank robberies, burglaries and muggings are reported almost daily in the press.
报纸上几乎每天都有抢劫银行、入室行窃和拦路抢劫的报道。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Please press the controller to turn the machine on.
      请按控制器来开机。
    2. Press this button in case of fire.
      遇火灾时按下此钮。
    3. The book is crumpled and needs press.
      书皱了需要压一压。
    4. Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.
      用力压住伤口止血。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. He denied that he had leaked the news to the press.
      他否认曾将这则消息泄漏给新闻界。
    2. The press has given the show a tremendous build-up.
      新闻界为这一演出大造声势。
    3. This press publishes educational books.
      这家出版社出版教育书籍。
    4. The press is ready to turn out a huge new edition.
      该出版社准备出一本大部头新版本。
    5. We read news in the daily press.
      我们从每天的报刊上看新闻。
    6. This kind of newspaper is alternative press.
      这种报纸是非正统性报刊。
    7. The government's new policy received a good press.
      政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。
    8. The book is crumpled and needs press.
      书皱了需要压一压。
    9. Every room in the hotel has an electric trouser press.
      饭店每个客房都备有熨裤子的电熨烫机。
    10. The printing press was set up on the ground floor.
      印刷机安装在一楼。
    11. We had a lot of bother in repairing the press machine.
      修理这台印刷机费了很大劲。
    用作动词 (v.)
    用作不及物动词 S+~(+A)
    1. This dress pressed well.
      这衣服容易熨平。
    2. Time presses.
      时间紧迫。
    3. The matter is pressing.
      这事情很紧迫。
    4. We will let you know if anything presses.
      有紧急情况,我们会通知你的。
    5. The men gave a loud cheer at these words and pressed ahead.
      听到这番话,人们大声欢呼,纷纷涌向前来。
    6. Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.
      很多人挤向前和他握手。
    7. We can either make camp now, or press ahead until dark and be that much nearer our objective.
      我们要么现在扎营,要么在天黑前加紧行动,更接近我们的目标。
    8. We must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.
      我们必须加紧努力以达成协议。
    9. They wanted us to press forward with the work.
      他们要我们加紧进行这项工作。
    用作及物动词 S+~+ n./pron.
    1. Press the button, then the machine will work.
      按下电钮,机器就能运转了。
    2. She has already pressed her skirt.
      她已经把裙子熨平了。
    3. Cage pressed her friend's arm tightly.
      凯奇紧紧握住她朋友的手臂。
    4. It is no good pressing him at this time.
      这种时候催他是没什么好处的。
    5. The enemy army is pressing an attack.
      敌军在发动猛攻。
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    7. Your trousers need to be pressed.
      你的裤子得熨一下。
    8. She was pressed by hunger and cold.
      她饥寒交迫。
    用作宾补动词 S+~+ n./pron. +(to-) v
    1. She pressed her guests to stay a little longer.
      她竭力劝说客人们多呆一会儿。
    2. They pressed us to stay for lunch.
      他们强留我们吃午饭。
    3. It is not wise to press them to leave here so early.
      催促他们这么早离开这里是不明智的。
    4. The children pressed their parents to take them to the sea-bathing resort.
      孩子催他们的父母带他们到海滨浴场去。
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    6. The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
      那人被逼把债还清。
    S+~+ n./pron. + adj.
    1. It's easy for me to press the pastry flat and thin.
      对我来说,把馅饼皮压得又薄又平很容易。
    2. They like to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.
      他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。
    3. Our frontier soldiers pressed the enemy hard.
      我边防战士向敌人逼近。
    4. Don't press me so hard.
      别逼我那么紧。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. They have leaked the information out to the press.
      他们已经把消息泄露给了新闻界。
    2. Someone in the ministry had leaked the story to the press.
      部里有人把内情泄露给了新闻界。
    3. These letters were duly handed in, and copies were given to the press representatives.
      这几封信及时交了上去,副本则分发给了新闻界代表。
    4. The foreign minister declared in a statement to the press that he would never submit to blackmail.
      外长向新闻界发表的声明中宣称他绝不屈服于讹诈。
    5. The discovery is hardly commented by the press.
      报界对该发现几乎未加评论。
    6. A reactionary government is able to suppress the press, but not able to control public opinion.
      一个反动政府可以有办法压制报界,但却无法操纵舆论。
    7. Keep this to yourself; don't let it out to the press.
      你要保守秘密,别把它泄露给记者们。
    8. The press are/is interested in sports.
      新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。
    9. The press are/is interested in old maps.
      新闻界对旧地图产生了兴趣。
    10. At the press conference, the reporters copied down every word spoken by the prime minister.
      在新闻发布会上,记者们逐字记下了首相的讲话。
    11. As a diplomat, you have to pick your words at a press conference.
      作为一位外交官,在记者招待会上必须措辞谨慎。
    12. We listened in on the premier's press conference.
      我们从广播里听了总理举行的记者招待会。
    13. The prime minister imparted the news of his trip at a press conference.
      在新闻发布会上首相透露了他旅行的消息。
    14. They'll not readily sacrifice their freedom of the press.
      他们不会轻易放弃自己的新闻自由。
    15. He does not sign his contributions to the press.
      他投给报社的稿件上没有署名。
    16. Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press issued a new magazine last year.
      外语教学与研究出版社去年发行了一种新杂志。
    17. A special press was broadcast last night.
      昨晚广播了一条特别消息。
    18. Her press of what happened is simply not borne out by the facts.
      她对发生的事件所作的评论毫无事实根据。
    19. A manufacturer can amplify the demand of a product by press advertising widely.
      厂商能用大做报刊广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求。
    20. He brushed past the reporters without making any press comment.
      他从这些记者旁擦身而过,没做任何新闻评论。
    21. He felt himself a press agent of importance.
      他觉得自己是个重要的宣传员。
    22. It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent press agent.
      看起来好像一个无辜的宣传员受到了惩罚。
    23. The press officer denied any knowledge of their plans.
      那个新闻代言人否认了解他们的计划。
    24. Recently he enrolled in the Press Association.
      他最近加入了新闻协会。
    25. This type of press can feed out papers much faster than an ordinary one.
      这种印刷机印刷报纸比普通印刷机快得多。
    26. Prices are correct at the time of going to press.
      付印前价目无误。
    27. Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.
      用手把生面团压平。
    28. Those trousers need a press.
      那条裤子应该熨一熨。
    29. At the end of his speech, the press of people caught alight and began cheering wildly.
      讲演快结束的时候,人群情绪激昂,狂热欢呼。
    30. The press of people was quite carried away by the young singer's performance.
      那个年轻歌手的表演使全场听众神魂颠倒。
    31. “Go home!”the press of people shouted.
      人群在高喊:“滚回去!”
    32. Don't fling your shoes in the linen press.
      不要把你的鞋扔在衣物柜里。
    33. The room was furnished with a linen press and some old furniture.
      房间里有一个衣物柜和几件旧家具。
v. (动词)
  1. press的基本意思是“按,压”住某物,即对某人或某物不断施加压力或推搡。引申可表示压制、强迫做某事或强求向某目标推进,也可表示时间“紧迫”,经济“拮据”。press用在军事用语中还可表示“发动进攻”。
  2. press既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接以形容词或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。
  3. press用作不及物动词时,常与ahead, forward, for等词连用。
n. (名词)
  1. press的基本意思是指“挤、压、按”动作,由“压”而引申指“印刷机”,进而引申指使用印刷机的“出版社,通讯社,新闻界”和印刷机的产品“报刊”。
  2. press作“报界,新闻界”解,用作主语时,其谓语动词既可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。
  3. press作“出版社,通讯社”“印刷机”等解时可用作可数名词。
  4. press作“压,按,挤”解时,只用作单数名词,通常与a连用。
v. (动词)
press, pinch, squeeze
  • 这三个动词的共同意思是“挤,压”。其区别在于:
  • 1.press指力量来自于上方。例如:
  • Press the button, then the machine will work.按下电钮,机器就能运转了。
  • Press the button to ring the bell.按那个钮可以打铃。
  • 2.pinch指用手指捏、拧或夹。例如:
  • The child was crying because somebody had pinched her.那孩子哭了,因为有人掐她。
  • He pinched the boy's face playfully.他开玩笑地拧了这男孩的脸。
  • 3.squeeze指外在的力量作用于物体上,力量可来自各个方面,可用于比喻。例如:
  • Squeeze the sponge so that all the water comes out.捏紧海绵,把水挤出来。
  • This only gave them opportunity to squeeze profits.这只能为他们提供机会榨取利润。
  • 下面两组中的两个句子的意思相同:
  • We pressed her to continue her story.
  • We pressed her into continuing her story.
  • 我们催她把故事接着讲下去。
  • The shoe presses my toe.
  • My toe presses against the shoe.
  • 这只鞋挤脚。
  • n. (名词)
    press, gazette, journal, newspaper
  • 这四个词的共同意思是“报纸”。其区别是:
  • newspaper是“报纸”的普通用语。今天或昨天的报纸被普通称为today's newspaper或yesterday's newspaper; journal指定期刊物或报纸,尤指“杂志”; gazette指“官报”,尤指“政府公报”; press指“新闻界”“出版社”,是一国、一地或一都市的出版机构的总称。
  • magazine,journal,periodical,publication,newspaper,review,press
  • 这些名词均有“出版物或定期刊物”之意。
  • magazine指刊登各种文章、小说、诗歌、评论的杂志。
  • journal本义为“日报”,现在可指定期发生的周刊、月刊、季刊等或指学术团体出版的刊物、杂志或学报。
  • periodical通常指除日报以外的定期出版刊物。
  • publication指出版物,发行物。
  • newspaper一般指每日出版的报纸。
  • review多指登载评论性文章或讨论重大事件的文章的刊物。
  • press系报刊总称,也指报界或报业。
  • press,jam,squeeze,compress,squash
  • 这些动词均含“压、挤”之意。
  • press普通用词,指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
  • jam专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
  • squeeze多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
  • compress指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
  • squash指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。
  • 用作动词 (v.)
    press about〔around,round〕 (v.+prep.)
      拥护在…周围 crowd around sb
      press about〔around,round〕 sb

      The children pressed about her and made a ring.

      孩子们在她周围紧紧地围了一个圈。

      Crowds pressed around her trying to get her autograph.

      人群把她团团围住,争着请她签名。

      The fans pressed round the rock band.

      歌迷们把摇滚乐队团团围住。

    press against (v.+prep.)
      使贴着 push or thrust against
      press oneself/sth against sth

      The animal pressed itself against a tree trunk.

      那个动物将身子紧贴在树干上。

      She pressed her face against the glass.

      她把脸紧贴在玻璃上。

      The boy pressed his ear against the door.

      那男孩把耳朵贴着门。

    press back (v.+adv.)
      往后按; 迫使向后退 push sth back; force sb go back
      press sb/sth ⇔ back

      He pressed my arm back.

      他把我的手臂往后按。

      The police pressed the crowd back behind the barriers.

      警察迫使人群退到路障后面。

    press down (v.+adv.)
      把…按下去 push sth down
      press sth ⇔ down

      Facer pressed down the lid.

      费塞把盖子按了下去。

      He pressed down the accelerator pedal of his car.

      他踩下汽车的油门。

      The grass had been pressed down in place where people had been lying.

      人们躺过的地方,草都被压平了。

    press for (v.+prep.)
      缺少 have barely enough of sth
      press for sth

      The workers formed a union to press for higher wages.

      工人们建立了一个工会以迫切要求提高工资。

      We are in the process of reform.Many problems are pressing for solution.

      我们正在改革进程中,许多问题迫切需要解决。

      They agreed to press for the conference to deal with the problem.

      他们同意敦促大会处理这个问题。

      They are pressing for a decision to be made.

      他们坚持要作出决定。

      press sb for sth

      The student got up, stood there, and said nothing.The teacher pressed him for an answer.

      那个学生起来,站在那儿,不说一句话。老师催他回答问题。

      I don't know whether to accept this new job, and the firm is pressing me for a decision.

      我不知道是否接受这份新工作,而公司正催促我作出决定。

      No one really knew what had happened except the office boy.Everyone pressed him for more details.

      除了这个勤杂工以外,没有人知道到底发生了什么事。大家都要求他讲出更多的详细情况。

      I am pressed for a reply.

      我被催着作出答复。

      press sb for sth

      At that time we were pressed for money.

      那时我们手头拮据。

    press in1 (v.+adv.)
      逼近 advance steadily
      press sth ⇔ in

      I had to press my way in through the crowd.

      我只好挤过人群。

      press in

      Night was already pressing in as we reached the little town.

      当我们抵达那个小镇的时候,夜幕已经降临了。

    press in2〔into〕 (v.+prep.)
      把…压进 push a lot of (things or people) in a mass or into sth
      press sb/sth in〔into〕 sth

      I tried to press more clothes in the case, but there was not enough room.

      我尽力往衣箱里塞更多的衣服,但是地方不够了。

      She pressed a coin into the little girl's hand.

      她把一枚硬币塞到小姑娘的手里。

      Too many people were pressed into the room, and I could hardly breathe.

      那屋里挤得水泄不通,我几乎都喘不过气来。

    press on1 (v.+adv.)
      奋力前进; 坚持 make one's way with effort; insist on
      press on

      Shall we stop here or press on to the next town?

      我们是在这里停下还是赶紧奔向下一个城镇呢?

      press on with sth

      Let's press on with our work.

      咱们继续工作。

      The police pressed on with the investigation.

      警方不顾困难,继续进行调查。

    press on2 (v.+prep.)
      使(某人)负重 cause sb to be weighed or oppressed
      press on sb/sth

      The driver must have pressed on the accelerator.

      司机一定是踩了油门。

      The sleeping child was pressing on me and making me uncomfortably.

      熟睡的孩子压在我的身上,使我感到很不舒服。

      press sb/sth on sb

      She pressed the baby on her husband.

      她把婴儿塞给她丈夫。

      press sth on sb

      He tried to press another drink on me.

      他试图硬要我再喝一杯酒。

      The hostess pressed fish on her guests.

      女主人催促客人吃鱼。

      Don't press your opinions on her.

      不要逼她接受你的意见。

      His aunts were pressing on him cups of tea and chocolate cookies.

      他的那些姑母不停地硬要他喝茶,吃巧克力饼干。

      press on sb

      Steadily rising prices press mostly on the poor and the old people with fixed incomes.

      不断上涨的物价使穷人和收入固定的老人负担加重。

    press out (v.+adv.)
      把…挤熨平 force sth out by pushing or holding tightly; iron usually clothes
      press sth ⇔ out

      I pressed out the rest of shampoo by force.

      我用力把剩下的洗发水挤出来。

      Shall I press out the shirt for you?

      我帮你把衬衣熨平好吗?

      The juice of the grapes was pressed out.

      葡萄汁被压出来了。

    press to (v.+prep.)
      使紧靠 cause to keep sb/sth close to one or a part of one's body
      press to sb/sth

      The children pressed close to their mother.

      孩子们紧紧地依偎着他们的母亲。

      press sb/oneself/sth to sb/sth

      She pressed the little girl to her chest.

      她把小女孩紧紧搂在怀里。

      He pressed himself to the ground.

      他紧伏在地上。

      The little boy pressed his hand to his chest.

      那个小男孩把手按在胸口。

      He pressed his ear to the instrument.

      他把耳朵贴在仪器上听。

    press together (v.+adv.)
      使彼此靠 cause to be tightly held to each other
      press together

      The crowd pressed together so tightly that we could hardly breathe.

      人群挤在一起,我们几乎喘不过气来。

      press sth ⇔ together

      She pressed her palms together.

      她把双掌紧紧地合在一起。

    press with (v.+prep.)
      使(某人)受…所困扰 cause sb to be puzzled with
      press sb with sth

      The policeman pressed him with questions.

      警察不断向他提问题。

      He was pressed with hunger.

      他为饥饿所迫。

      She is pressed with sorrows.

      她愁肠百结。

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