| 单词 | press |
| 例句 | press verb 1.•press the paper down firmly:push (down), press down, depress, hold down, force, thrust, squeeze, compress. 2.•his shirt was pressed:smooth (out), iron, remove creases from. 3.•we pressed the grapes:crush, squeeze, squash, mash, pulp, pound, pulverize, macerate. 4.•she pressed the child to her bosom:clasp, hold close, hug, cuddle, squeeze, clutch, grasp, embrace. 5.•she pressed his hand:squeeze, grip, clutch. 6.•the crowd pressed around:cluster, gather, converge, congregate, flock, swarm, throng, crowd. 7.•the government pressed its claim:plead, urge, advance insistently, present, submit, put forward. 8.•they pressed him to agree:urge, put pressure on, force, push, coerce, dragoon, steamroller, browbeat | informal lean on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm, railroad, bulldoze. 9.•they pressed for a ban on the ivory trade:call, ask, advocate, clamor, push, campaign, demand, lobby.▶noun 1.•a small literary press:publishing house, publisher | printing house/company | printing press. 2.•the freedom of the press :the media, the newspapers, the papers, the news media, the fourth estate | journalists, reporters, newspapermen/newspaperwomen, newsmen/newswomen, pressmen | informal journos, newshounds, newsies. 3.•the company had some bad press:(press) reports, press coverage, press articles, (press) reviews, media attention. PHRASES be pressed for •you shouldn't schedule an interview when you are pressed for time:have too little, be short of, have insufficient, lack, be lacking (in), be deficient in, need, be/stand in need of | informal be strapped for. press on •the team regrouped and pressed on:proceed, keep going, continue, carry on, make progress, make headway, press ahead, forge on/ahead, soldier on, push on, keep on, struggle on, persevere, keep at it, stay with it, stick with it, plod on, plug away. |
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