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🔑presspress1 /prɛs / verb ➤push / squeeze推；挤- [intransitive, transitive] to push firmly压；按；摁；挤◆Just press that button, and the door will open.按一下那个按钮，门就会打开。◆Don't press too hard on the brakes.不要使劲踩刹车。◆The girl pressed her nose against the window.那个女孩把鼻子贴在窗户上。
- [transitive] to hold someone or something firmly as a sign of love, etc.（深情地）紧握，紧抱◆She pressed his hand to her heart.她把他的手紧贴在自己的心口上。
➤make flat / smooth使平整- [transitive] to make a piece of clothing smooth by using an iron熨平（衣服） SYN iron
➤fruit / vegetables水果；蔬菜- [transitive] to put weight onto something, for example in order to get juice out of it把…榨汁；压榨◆to press grapes榨葡萄汁
➤try to persuade劝说- [intransitive, transitive] press (sb) (for sth / to do sth) to try to get something or to make someone do something敦促；催促；逼迫◆to press someone for an answer催促某人回答◆Their lobbyists are pressing Congress to take action quickly.他们的说客在敦促国会迅速采取行动。
 ●be pressed for sthto not have enough of something, especially time or money（尤指时间或资金）短缺，紧缺◆I have to hurry. I'm really pressed for time.我得赶快，时间真的很紧。●press charges (against sb)to make an official statement that someone has done something illegal, so that he / she must go to court起诉；控告  ●press against, around, etc. (sth)(used about people) to move in a particular direction by pushing（人）推，挤，贴◆The crowd pressed up against the fence.人群挤得紧贴在栅栏上。●press ahead / forward / on (with sth)to continue doing something even though it is difficult or hard work（不顾困难或艰辛）决心继续做，一往无前◆They pressed on with their efforts to find the killer.他们决心加紧查找凶手。
🔑presspress2 /prɛs / noun - the press [singular] newspapers, and the journalists who work for them. The news departments of television and radio are also part of the press.媒体；报刊；记者◆The candidate refused to speak to the press.那名候选人拒绝向媒体发表意见。◆members of the local press当地媒体记者◆The law ensures the freedom of the press in this country.在这个国家法律保障新闻自由。
- [countable] a company that publishes books出版公司；出版社◆Oxford University Press牛津大学出版社
- [countable] = printing press
●good / bad presspositive / negative attention in newspapers, on television or the radio, etc.媒体的好评／恶评◆The governor's tax proposals have gotten a lot of bad press recently.州长的税收提案最近受到媒体的大量非议。 |
