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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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局提出诉求。
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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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"