新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

press

英  [pres]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • presses

    1[C 可数名词] 按压

    A press is a firm push.

    双语例句

    例:

    a TV which rises from a table at the press of a button.

    按一个按钮就会从桌上升起的电视机。

    2[SING 单数型名词] 报纸

    Newspapers are referred to as the press.

    近义词

    newspapers , the media

    双语例句

    例:

    interviews in the local and foreign press.

    当地和国外报纸上的采访。

    例:

    freedom of the press.

    新闻自由。

    例:

    Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister.

    今天英国媒体登满了关于印度新总理的文章。

    例:

    Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.

    新闻报告显示,高层大气中的臭氧水平在上月下降了。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 新闻工作者

    Journalists and reporters are referred to as the press.

    双语例句

    例:

    Christie looked relaxed and calm as she faced the press afterwards.

    后来,面对新闻记者时克里斯蒂看上去轻松平静了。

    4[C 可数名词] 印刷机

    A press or a printing press is a machine used for printing things such as books and newspapers.

    PHRASE. 习语
  • press charges

    1起诉

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

    双语例句

    例:

    I could have pressed charges against him.

    我原本可以起诉他的。

  • get bad press , get good press

    1受到媒体批评/好评

    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.

    双语例句

    例:

    the bad press that career women consistently get in this country.

    在该国,职业女性一贯受到媒体的批评。

  • go to press

    1付印 , 开印

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

    双语例句

    例:

    We check prices at the time of going to press.

    我们在付印时核对价格。

    VERB. 动词
  • presses , pressing , pressed

    1[T 及物动词] 推 , 挤

    If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.

    双语例句

    例:

    He pressed his back against the door.

    他将背顶在了门上。

    2[T 及物动词] 按压

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

    双语例句

    例:

    Drago pressed a button and the door closed.

    德拉戈按了一个按钮,门关上了。

    3[I 不及物动词] 用力按 , 用力踩

    If you press something or press down on it, you push hard against it with your foot or hand.

    双语例句

    例:

    The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard.

    引擎熄火了。他猛踩油门。

    4[I 不及物动词] 竭力争取

    If you press for something, you try hard to persuade someone to give it to you or to agree to it.

    近义词

    push

    双语例句

    例:

    Police might now press for changes in the law.

    警方现在可能会竭力争取修改法律。

    5[T 及物动词] 极力劝说

    If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.

    双语例句

    例:

    Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm.

    各工会在极力劝说他坚持立场。

    例:

    Mr. Kurtz seems certain to be pressed for further details.

    库尔茨先生似乎肯定会被极力劝说提供更多细节。

    6[T 及物动词] 有力陈述

    If someone presses their claim, demand, or point, they state it in a very forceful way.

    双语例句

    例:

    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表明要求。

    7[T 及物动词] 硬塞

    If you press something on someone, you give it to them and insist that they take it.

    双语例句

    例:

    All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother.

    我只有钱了,虽然她母亲不肯接受,但我还是硬塞给了她。

    8[T 及物动词]

    If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.

    近义词

    iron

    双语例句

    例:

    Vera pressed his shirt.

    薇拉熨了他的衬衣。

    例:

    There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.

    有几条连衣裙要熨。