press
press
英[pres]美[pres]
v.压，按，把…塞入，紧握（手或臂），推搡着移动，催促，坚持，压平，熨烫，压榨，压制，用力踩，极力要求，困扰，硬给；
n.报纸，新闻记者，印刷机，出版社，榨汁机，挤压，拥挤的人群，衣柜；
复数：presses;
第三人称单数：presses;
过去式：pressed;
过去分词：pressed;
现在分词：pressing;
例句
They like to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。
I know it's almost midnight, but we'd better press on and get the job finished.我知道现在快半夜了, 但我们*好还是坚持干下去, 把工作干完。
To record, press these two buttons together; then rewind, and then press the red button to play back.要录音就得一起按下这两个键, 而后倒回, 按下这个红键播放。
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 sensationalism of the popular press为大众服务的新闻界所使用的耸动视听的做法
the scenario painted by some sections of the Western press一部分西方媒体描绘出的情形
Think carefully about what you say: your views could be easily misrepresented by the press.仔细考虑你要说的话：你的看法会很容易被新闻界歪曲。
The British press has given considerable publicity to it.英国出版界已经对它作了很多宣传。
Press “Shift” and type “C”.按切换键然后打字母C。
This is such a sensitive issue that perhaps the press should not be told.这是个十分敏感的问题, 恐怕不该让新闻界得知。
英语六级真题
Ease of care was most important: summer dresses and outfits, in particular, were chiefly cotton, readily capable of being washed and pressed at home.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文About 80% of our company's year-over-year declines in comparable sales can be attributed to shortfalls ( ' , 短缺) in cold-weather goods, said chief executive Terry Lundgren in a press release.
出自-2017年6月阅读原文During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting viewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文Nations are also pressing ahead with space research and satellite projects to expand their global navigation abilities.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文It opened its fourth station last year and is pressing ahead with plans to build a fifth.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文Even the technology press conferences, which have been high-profile in the past and reached a level of drama and theatrics fitting for a Las Vegas stage, have a different bent to them.
出自-2016年12月阅读原文And then, at a press conference in Chicago in 1988, Jesse Jackson declared that African American was the term to embrace.
出自-2015年12月阅读原文A 2012 press release from Statistics Sweden bears the title "Gender Equality in Sweden Treading(踩)Water" and notes: 1、The total income from employment for all ages is lower for women than for men
出自-2014年6月阅读原文The perpetual argument is that funds are tight, that we have more pressing problems here on Earth.
出自-2013年12月阅读原文More and more Americans feel pressed for time nowadays
出自-2014年6月听力原文Well, first of all, he kept the two dolphins together in the same tank and taught them to press levers whenever they saw a light.
出自-2012年6月听力原文If the light flashed on and off several times, the dolphins were supposed to press the left-hand lever followed by the right-hand one
出自-2012年6月听力原文If the light was kept steady, the dolphins were supposed to press the levers in reverse order.
出自-2012年6月听力原文The levers and light were set up in exactly the same way except that this time it was only Doris who could see the light indicating which lever to press first
出自-2012年6月听力原文But in order to get their fish, both dolphins had to press the levers in the correct order.
出自-2012年6月听力原文Press the right-hand lever first
出自-2012年6月听力原文"About 80% of our company's year-over-year declines in comparable sales can be attributed to shortfalls (短缺) in cold-weather goods," said chief executive Terry Lundgren in a press release.
2017年6月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section C"And yet that happens every day in the video game world," Farley told reporters during a press conference Friday. "I was a main character in Fallout 4, a character by the name of Kellogg, and I never knew that I was doing vocal recording for that game thr
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CAnd then, at a press conference in Chicago in 1988, Jesse Jackson declared that " African American " was the term to embrace.
2015年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CEven the technology press conferences, which have been high-profile in the past and reached a level of drama and theatrics fitting for a Las Vegas stage, have a different bent to them.
2016年12月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section BThe 28 existence of such ideals, without the tempering of the reality of a job or profession, rapidly leads adolescents to become 29 intolerant of the non-idealistic world and to press for reform in a characteristically adolescent way.
2016年6月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section AThe earliest printed book we know today appeared in China in the year 868, and metal type was in use in Korea at the beginning of the 1'th century, but it was in Germany around the year 1450 that a printing press using movable metal type was invented.
2017年12月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section B柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
压；按；挤；推
If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.
例句
He pressed his back against the door...他后背紧紧靠在门上。They pressed the silver knife into the cake.他们拿银制餐刀切入蛋糕。VERB
按，揿（按钮或开关）
If you press a button or switch, you push it with your finger in order to make a machine or device work.
例句
Drago pressed a button and the door closed...德拉戈按了一个按钮，然后门就关上了。There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.接待处一个人也没有，于是他按了服务铃。VERB
用力按；用力挤压；用力踩
If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand.
例句
The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard...发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk.她站起来，双手撑在桌子上，身体向前倾。VERB
极力要求
If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it.
例句
Police might now press for changes in the law...警方现在可能竭力要求修改法律。They had pressed for their children to be taught French.他们极力要求给他们的孩子教授法语。VERB
催促；敦促；竭力劝说
If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.
例句
Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm...各工会正在竭力劝说他坚定立场。Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details...看来人们一定会竭力要求金先生提供进一步的细节。VERB
坚持；强调
If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way.
例句
The protest campaign has used mass strikes and demonstrations to press its demands...抗议活动通过大规模罢工和示威游行来向当*提出诉求。His officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid.他的官员们已经访问了华盛顿，竭力要求得到经济援助。VERB
困扰；严重影响
If an unpleasant feeling or worry presses on you, it affects you very much or you are always thinking about it.
例句
The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her...无端的负罪感压得她喘不过气来。Right now, I've got other problems that are pressing on me.现在又有其他一些问题困扰着我。VERB
硬给；强加于
If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it.
例句
All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother...我就只有钱了，她母亲虽然不愿接受，我还是硬塞给了她。Food and cigarettes were pressed on him.别人硬塞给他一些食品和香烟。VERB
熨烫；熨平
If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.
例句
Vera pressed his shirt...薇拉把他的衬衫熨平了。There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.还有几件衣服要熨。VERB
榨取，压榨，挤压（水果或蔬菜）
If you press fruits or vegetables, you squeeze them or crush them, usually in order to extract the juice.
例句
The grapes are hand-picked and pressed...这些葡萄是精心挑选用来榨汁的。I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.我用手将半个柠檬的汁挤入一杯水中。N-SING-COLL
报纸；报刊
Newspapers are referred to as the press .
例句
Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister...今天英国的报纸上登满了关于印度新任总理的文章。...freedom of the Press...新闻自由N-SING-COLL
新闻记者
Journalists are referred to as the press .
例句
Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards...后来面对记者的时候，克里斯蒂显得放松而镇静。A meeting was promised, but the Press was not admitted.承诺将召开一次会议，但是不允许记者到场。N-COUNT
印刷机
A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers.
例句
...the invention of the printing press...印刷机的发明He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.直到付梓的那一刻他才完稿。PHRASE
（尤指在报纸、电视或广播上）受到批评/得到好评
If someone or something gets a bad press, they are criticized, especially in the newspapers, on television, or on radio. If they get a good press, they are praised.
例句
...the bad press that career women consistently get in this country...该国职业女性一直受到的舆论上的苛评Men get more bad press in her new novel.在她的新小说中，男人受到了更多的谴责。PHRASE
控告；提起诉讼
If you press charges against someone, you make an official accusation against them which has to be decided in a court of law.
例句
I could have pressed charges against him...我本可以起诉他。Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.警方已宣布不会提起诉讼。PHRASE
付印；开印
When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed.
例句
We check prices at the time of going to press...我们会在付印的时候核对价格。As this column went to press, I learnt that the man had died.当这个专栏开印的时候，我才知道那个人已经死了。PHRASE
暂时使用；临时任用
To press someone or something into service means to use them temporarily for a particular purpose.
例句
The local bar has been pressed into service as a school...当地的酒吧被暂时用作学校。Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.肯尼被临时雇来看门。英汉词典释义
n.
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。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。印刷出版机构;印刷业[printing press 的缩略]
[总称]新闻，杂志；从事印刷业者；新闻界；出版界；通讯社；新闻记者
The press are[is] interested in sports.新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。人丛，人群；拥挤；蜂拥向前
压榨机；压力机；冲床；打包机；吐丝器；夹具
紧迫；紧急；急迫
承压；受压；压力
驱赶；推动；逼迫
报刊上的评论；新闻报道
vt.
按, 压
Press the button, then the machine will work.按下电钮, 机器就能转动了。逼迫, 强迫
The man was pressed to pay off his debt.那人被逼还债。压榨；压挤；榨取
使紧贴；紧抱；紧握
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。挤出(路)
He pressed his way through the crowd.他从人群中挤了过去。力劝，催促；催逼；敦促
They are pressing us to make a quick decision.他们正在敦促我们迅速做出决定。恳求，请求；坚持；强调
He is still pressing his claim for compensation.他仍然坚持要求赔偿。使苦恼；使烦恼；使窘迫
I'm very pressed for cash at the moment.我目前手头很紧。驱赶；推动
The police tried hard to press the crowd back.**拼命把人群往后赶。竭力推行；执行；实施
The government was looking for a chance to press its economic programme.*府正在寻找机会推行其经济方案。vi.
催逼；紧迫；敦促
The matter is pressing.这事情很紧迫。奋勇前进，突进；赶上前
Pedestrians press along the pavements.行人们在人行道上熙熙攘攘走去。变得紧急(或紧迫)
竭力推行；竭力要求
pressing for eight planes rather than six竭力要求八架飞机而不是六架挤拢，拥挤
The girl pressed close to her mother.小女孩紧紧地挤在母亲身边。【篮球】紧逼，做紧逼动作
【高尔夫球】长挥击球过猛
压；挤；按；推
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。熨烫；被压平
This silk dress presses well.这件丝绸连衣裙很容易烫平。英英词典释义
Noun
1. newspaper writers and photographers
2. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;
"the press of business matters"3. the gathering and publishing of news in the form of newspapers or magazines
4. a machine used for printing
5. a dense crowd of people
6. a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
7. clamp to prevent wooden rackets from warping when not in use
8. any machine that exerts pressure to form or shape or cut materials or extract liquids or compress solids
9. a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead
10. 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. lift weights;
"This guy can press 300 pounds"13. ask for or request earnestly;
"The prophet bid all people to become good persons"行业词典
体育： 压榨；
机械： 压力机；一种能使滑块作往复运动，并按所需方向给模具施加一定压力的机器。；
法律： 出版社；
