单词：presses
n the print media responsible for gathering and publishing news in the form of newspapers or magazines
n a machine used for printing
n a dense crowd of people
n a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
n clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
n any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
n a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
n the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
v exert pressure or force to or upon
v force or impel in an indicated direction
v to be oppressive or burdensome
v place between two surfaces and apply weight or pressure
v squeeze or press together
v crowd closely
v create by pressing
v be urgent
v 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
v press from a plastic
v make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby
v press and smooth with a heated iron
v lift weights
v ask for or request earnestly
press的用法和样例：
例句
- Please press the controller to turn the machine on.请按控制器来开机。
- Press this button in case of fire.遇火灾时按下此钮。
- The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。
- Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.用力压住伤口止血。
- 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。
- The press has given the show a tremendous build-up.新闻界为这一演出大造声势。
- This press publishes educational books.这家出版社出版教育书籍。
- 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。
- We read news in the daily press.我们从每天的报刊上看新闻。
- This kind of newspaper is alternative press.这种报纸是非正统性报刊。
- The government's new policy received a good press.政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。
- The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。
- 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。
- The printing press was set up on the ground floor.印刷机安装在一楼。
- We had a lot of bother in repairing the press machine.修理这台印刷机费了很大劲。
常见句型
- This dress pressed well.这衣服容易熨平。
- Time presses.时间紧迫。
- The matter is pressing.这事情很紧迫。
- We will let you know if anything presses.有紧急情况,我们会通知你的。
- 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。
- Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.很多人挤向前和他握手。
- 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。
- We must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.我们必须加紧努力以达成协议。
- They wanted us to press forward with the work.他们要我们加紧进行这项工作。
- Press the button, then the machine will work.按下电钮,机器就能运转了。
- She has already pressed her skirt.她已经把裙子熨平了。
- Cage pressed her friend's arm tightly.凯奇紧紧握住她朋友的手臂。
- It is no good pressing him at this time.这种时候催他是没什么好处的。
- The enemy army is pressing an attack.敌军在发动猛攻。 1
- Your trousers need to be pressed.你的裤子得熨一下。
- She was pressed by hunger and cold.她饥寒交迫。
- She pressed her guests to stay a little longer.她竭力劝说客人们多呆一会儿。
- They pressed us to stay for lunch.他们强留我们吃午饭。
- 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。
- 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。 1
- The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼把债还清。
- 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。
- They like to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。
- Our frontier soldiers pressed the enemy hard.我边防战士向敌人逼近。
- Don't press me so hard.别逼我那么紧。
- They have leaked the information out to the press.他们已经把消息泄露给了新闻界。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- The discovery is hardly commented by the press.报界对该发现几乎未加评论。
- 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。
- 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。
- The press are/is interested in sports.新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。
- The press are/is interested in old maps.新闻界对旧地图产生了兴趣。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- He does not sign his contributions to the press.他投给报社的稿件上没有署名。
- 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。
- A special press was broadcast last night.昨晚广播了一条特别消息。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。
- He felt himself a press agent of importance.他觉得自己是个重要的宣传员。
- 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。
- 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。
- Recently he enrolled in the Press Association.他最近加入了新闻协会。
- 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。
- Prices are correct at the time of going to press.付印前价目无误。
- Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.用手把生面团压平。
- Those trousers need a press.那条裤子应该熨一熨。
- 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。
- 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。
- “Go home!”the press of people shouted.人群在高喊：“滚回去!”
- Don't fling your shoes in the linen press.不要把你的鞋扔在衣物柜里。
- 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。
常用短语
- 拥护在…周围 crowd around sbpress 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。
- 使贴着 push or thrust againstpress 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。
- 往后按; 迫使向后退 push sth back; force sb go backpress 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。
- 把…按下去 push sth downpress 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。
- 缺少 have barely enough of sthpress 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 sthThe 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 sthAt that time we were pressed for money.
那时我们手头拮据。
- 逼近 advance steadilypress sth ⇔ in
I had to press my way in through the crowd.
我只好挤过人群。
press inNight 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。
- 把…压进 push a lot of (things or people) in a mass or into sthpress 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。
- 奋力前进; 坚持 make one's way with effort; insist onpress 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 sthLet'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。
- 使(某人)负重 cause sb to be weighed or oppressedpress 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 sbShe pressed the baby on her husband.
她把婴儿塞给她丈夫。
press sth on sbHe 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 sbSteadily 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。
- 把…挤熨平 force sth out by pushing or holding tightly; iron usually clothespress 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。
- 使紧靠 cause to keep sb/sth close to one or a part of one's bodypress 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/sthShe 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。
- 使彼此靠 cause to be tightly held to each otherpress 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 ⇔ togetherShe pressed her palms together.
她把双掌紧紧地合在一起。
- 使(某人)受…所困扰 cause sb to be puzzled withpress 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。
词汇搭配
- press a bell按铃
- press a button按电钮
- press a demand坚持要求
- press a policy强行贯彻一项政策
- press baby抱紧婴儿
- press clothes熨衣服
- press grapes榨葡萄
- press juice挤汁
- press oil榨油
- press one's way奋力前进,向前挤
- press sb's hand紧握某人的手
- press steel轧制钢材
- press table压桌子
- press the trigger of a gun扣扳机
- press hard用力压
- press home极力(辩护)
- press affectionately亲切地握住
- press brusquely粗暴地压
- press brutally蛮横地压
- press cautiously小心地压
- press darkly无知地压
- press directly直接压
- press emotionally激动地握住
- press forcibly强有力地按住
- press heavily沉重地压
- press hotly热压
- press indirectly间接压
- press lightly轻轻地压
- press strongly竭力地压
- press tenderly轻柔地按住
- press tightly紧紧握住
- press warmly热情地握紧
- press ahead奋力前进
- press back推回去,击退
- press crowd back迫使人群后退
- press down向下压
- press forward向前推进
- press on向前逼进
- press on and on不断向前逼近
- press against推,将…压在…上
- press against door用力推门
- press a charge against对(某人)起诉
- press ear against door把耳朵紧贴在门上
- press sb against wall使某人贴住墙
- press for反复要求,敦促
- press for an answer催促答复
- press sb for details向某人追问详情
- press for reform迫切要求改革
- press oil from soya beans榨取豆油
- press into使压成,逼…致使,把…塞入
- press sb into confession逼某人坦白,逼供
- press clay into various forms把泥压成各种形状
- press on〔upon〕按,将…压在…上,使负重担,压迫
- press on button按电钮或键
- press sth out of从…中榨出
- press through a door挤过一扇门
- press ahead with effort加紧努力
- press with hunger为饥饿所迫
- press hard with questions不断诘问
- censor the press检查新闻舆论
- control the press控制新闻舆论
- go to press付印
- have a good press受新闻界的好评
- muzzle the press压制新闻舆论
- bad press在报上名声不好
- blue press黄色的报刊
- foreign press外国报刊
- free press享有新闻自由的报刊
- good press在报上受好评
- gutter press格调低下的报刊,三流小报
- local press当地报刊
- military press(举重运动推举中只用臂力的)硬推,实力推
- permanent press永久性熨平
- bench press卧推
- cider press苹果汁榨取机
- full-court press全场紧逼防守
- university press大学附属出版社
- wine press(酿酒用的)葡萄压榨机
- the Associated P-美联社
- the United P-合众社
- press agent宣传员
- press association国际新闻通讯社
- press conference记者招待会
- press corps记者团
- press corrector校对员
- press correspondent新闻通讯员
- in the press在印刷中
经典引文
In the cattle-market she shrank from the press of men.
出自：D. H. LawrenceSo crowded that..two had fallen because of the press and been killed.
出自：M. M. KayeThe press of vehicles in Central London caused considerable confusion on the streets.
出自：K. WarrenAn English army..was levied by a general press throughout the kingdom.
出自：D. HumeThe Wind being on our broad side, prest her down very much.
出自：W. DampierHe pressed his brow against the cold window pane.
出自：H. RothHe pressed into her hand a packet of birth-control pills.
出自：M. FlanaganThe Constables and Churchwardens came to press you for a soldier.
出自：J. WesleyHe had been pressed out of an American ship.
出自：F. Marryat
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