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VERB
壓；按；擠；推
If you press something somewhere, you push it firmly against something else.
例句
He pressed his back against the door...
他后背緊緊靠在門上。
They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
他們拿銀制餐刀切入蛋糕。
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VERB
按，撳（按鈕或開關）
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...
德拉戈按了一個按鈕，然后門就關上了。
There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.
接待處一個人也沒有，于是他按了服務鈴。
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VERB
用力按；用力擠壓；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...
發動機熄火了。他用力踩油門。
She stood up and leaned forward with her hands pressing down on the desk.
她站起來，雙手撐在桌子上，身體向前傾。
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VERB
極力要求
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...
警方現在可能竭力要求修改法律。
They had pressed for their children to be taught French.
他們極力要求給他們的孩子教授法語。
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VERB
催促；敦促；竭力勸說
If you press someone, you try hard to persuade them to do something.
例句
Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm...
各工會正在竭力勸說他堅定立場。
Mr King seems certain to be pressed for further details...
看來人們一定會竭力要求金先生提供進一步的細節。
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VERB
堅持；強調
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...
抗議活動通過大規模罷工和示威游行來向當局提出訴求。
His officials have visited Washington to press their case for economic aid.
他的官員們已經訪問了華盛頓，竭力要求得到經濟援助。
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VERB
困擾；嚴重影響
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...
無端的負罪感壓得她喘不過氣來。
Right now, I've got other problems that are pressing on me.
現在又有其他一些問題困擾著我。
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VERB
硬給；強加于
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...
我就只有錢了，她母親雖然不愿接受，我還是硬塞給了她。
Food and cigarettes were pressed on him.
別人硬塞給他一些食品和香煙。
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VERB
熨燙；熨平
If you press clothes, you iron them in order to get rid of the creases.
例句
Vera pressed his shirt...
薇拉把他的襯衫熨平了。
There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.
還有幾件衣服要熨。
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VERB
榨取，壓榨，擠壓（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...
這些葡萄是精心挑選用來榨汁的。
I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.
我用手將半個檸檬的汁擠入一杯水中。
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N-SING-COLL
報紙；報刊
Newspapers are referred to as the press .
例句
Today the British press is full of articles on India's new prime minister...
今天英國的報紙上登滿了關于印度新任總理的文章。
...freedom of the Press...
新聞自由
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N-SING-COLL
新聞記者
Journalists are referred to as the press .
例句
Christie looked relaxed and calm as he faced the press afterwards...
后來面對記者的時候，克里斯蒂顯得放松而鎮靜。
A meeting was promised, but the Press was not admitted.
承諾將召開一次會議，但是不允許記者到場。
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N-COUNT
印刷機
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...
印刷機的發明
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
（尤指在報紙、電視或廣播上）受到批評/得到好評
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...
該國職業女性一直受到的輿論上的苛評
Men get more bad press in her new novel.
在她的新小說中，男人受到了更多的譴責。
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PHRASE
控告；提起訴訟
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...
我本可以起訴他。
Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.
警方已宣布不會提起訴訟。
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PHRASE
付印；開印
When a newspaper or magazine goes to press, it starts being printed.
例句
We check prices at the time of going to press...
我們會在付印的時候核對價格。
As this column went to press, I learnt that the man had died.
當這個專欄開印的時候，我才知道那個人已經死了。
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PHRASE
暫時使用；臨時任用
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...
當地的酒吧被暫時用作學校。
Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.
肯尼被臨時雇來看門。
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"