press

1. V-T If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else. 推; 擠

He pressed his back against the door. 他將背頂在了門上。

2. V-T If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work. 按壓

Drago pressed a button and the door closed. 德拉戈按了一個按鈕，門關(guān)上了。

3. N-COUNT Press is also a noun. 按壓

...a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button. …按一個按鈕就會從桌上升起的一臺電視機。

4. V-T/V-I If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand. 用力按; 用力踩

The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard. 引擎熄火了。他猛踩油門。

5. V-I If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it. 竭力爭取

Police might now press for changes in the law. 警方現(xiàn)在可能會竭力爭取法律的修改。

6. V-T If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something. 極力勸說

Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm. 各工會在極力勸說他堅持立場。

Mr. Kurtz seems certain to be pressed for further details. 庫爾茨先生似乎肯定會被極力勸說說出更多細節(jié)。

7. V-T If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way. 有力陳述

The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands. 抗議活動采用了大規(guī)模罷工和示威游行來有力地表明其要求。

8. V-T If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it. 硬塞

All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother. 我只有錢，硬塞給了她那不肯接受我錢的母親。

9. V-T If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases. 熨

Vera pressed his shirt. 薇拉熨了他的襯衣。

There's a couple of dresses to be pressed. 有幾條連衣裙要熨。

10. N any machine that exerts pressure to form, shape, or cut materials or to extract liquids, compress solids, or hold components together while an adhesive joint is formed 擠壓機; 壓力機; 打包機

11. N-SING-COLL Newspapers are referred to as the press. 報紙['the' N]

...interviews in the local and foreign press. …當?shù)睾蛧鈭蠹堉械牟稍L。

...freedom of the press. …新聞自由。

12. N-SING-COLL Journalists and reporters are referred to as the press. 新聞工作者

Christie looked relaxed and calm as she faced the press afterwards. 克里斯蒂之后面對新聞工作者時看上去輕松平靜。

13. N-COUNT A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers. 印刷機

14. V to recruit (men) by forcible measures for military service (對男人)強征服兵役

15. N recruitment into military service by forcible measures, as by a press gang 抓丁入伍

16. →see also pressed , pressing

17. PHRASE If someone or something gets bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get good press, they are praised. 受到媒體批評/好評

...the bad press that career women consistently get in this country. …在這個國家職業(yè)女性一貫受到的媒體批評一家先前不知名。

18. PHRASE If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them that has to be decided in a court of law. 起訴

I could have pressed charges against him. 我原本可以起訴他的。

19. PHRASE When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed. 付印

We check prices at the time of going to press. 我們在付印時核對價格。