press

vt.压，按；逼迫；紧抱

vi.压；逼迫；重压

n.强迫征兵；新闻报道，出版物；压榨；印刷机（厂）

noun

报章 newspapers

1. 报章杂志；报刊；印刷媒体
   newspapers and magazines
   1. the local/national/foreign press
      地方 / 全国 / 外国报刊
   2. the popular/tabloid press (= smaller newspapers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people)
      通俗报刊；小报
   3. The story was reported in the press and on television.
      这件事已在报刊和电视上报道了。
   4. the music/sporting press (= newspapers and magazines about music/sport)
      音乐 / 体育报刊
   5. Unlike the American, the British press operates on a national scale.
      与美国不同，英国报刊都是行销全国的。
   6. the freedom of the Press/press freedom (= the freedom to report any events and express opinions)
      新闻自由
   7. The event is bound to attract wide press coverage (= it will be written about in many newspapers) .
      这个事件一定会在各报刊广泛报道。
2. 记者；新闻工作者；新闻界
   the journalists and photographers who work for newspapers and magazines
   1. The Press was/were not allowed to attend the trial.
      庭审谢绝新闻采访。
3. 报道；评论
   the type or amount of reports that newspapers write about sb/sth
   1. The airline has had a bad press recently (= journalists have written unpleasant things about it) .
      这家航空公司最近受到新闻界的责难。

出版；印刷 publishing/printing

4. 印刷机；印刷
   a machine for printing books, newspapers, etc.; the process of printing them
   1. We were able to watch the books rolling off the presses.
      我们可以看到书本从印刷机上源源不断地印出。
   2. These prices are correct at the time of going to press .
      这些价格在付印时是准确无误的。
   3. a story that is hot off the press (= has just appeared in the newspapers)
      刚刚见报的新闻报道
5. 出版社；印刷所
   a business that prints and publishes books
   1. Oxford University Press
      牛津大学出版社

挤压设备 equipment for pressing

6. 压平机；压榨机；榨汁机
   a piece of equipment that is used for creating pressure on things, to make them flat or to get liquid from them
   1. a trouser press
      烫裤机
   2. a garlic press
      压蒜器

推压 act of pushing

7. 挤压；推；按
   an act of pushing sth with your hand or with a tool that you are holding
   1. He gave the bell another press.
      他又按了一下铃。
   2. Those shirts need a press (= with an iron) .
      这些衬衣需要熨一熨。

群集 crowd

8. 拥挤的人群（或大批事物）
   a large number of people or things competing for space or movement
   1. the press of bodies all moving the same way
      拥向同一方向的人群

橱柜 cupboard

9. （分层）大壁橱，衣柜，书柜，碗柜
   a large cupboard, usually with shelves, for holding clothes, books, etc.

verb

推；挤 push/squeeze

1. （被）压，挤，推，施加压力
   to push sth closely and firmly against sth; to be pushed in this way
   1. She pressed her face against the window.
      她把脸贴在窗子上。
   2. He pressed a handkerchief to his nose.
      他用手绢捂住鼻子。
   3. She pressed her lips together.
      她紧抿着双唇。
   4. His body was pressing against hers.
      他的身体紧贴着她。
2. 按，压（使启动）
   to push or squeeze part of a device, etc. in order to make it work
   1. to press a button/switch/key
      按下按钮 / 开关；按键
   2. He pressed the lid firmly shut.
      他把盖子盖得紧紧的。
   3. Press here to open.
      请按此处打开。
   4. She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.
      她用力踩下油门踏板。
3. 将…塞进；把…按入
   to put sth in a place by pushing it firmly
   1. He pressed a coin into her hand and moved on.
      他把一枚硬币塞进她手里，然后继续向前走。
4. （深情地）紧握（某人的手或臂）
   to squeeze sb's hand or arm, especially as a sign of affection
5. （向…）拥挤，推搡着移动
   to move in the direction mentioned by pushing
   1. The photographers pressed around the royal visitors.
      摄影记者们在王室贵宾周围挤来挤去。
   2. A host of unwelcome thoughts were pressing in on him.
      一大堆恼人的心事涌上他的心头。

劝说 try to persuade

6. 催促；敦促；逼迫
   to make strong efforts to persuade or force sb to do sth
   1. If pressed , he will admit that he knew about the affair.
      如果逼问他，他就会承认对此事知情。
   2. The bank is pressing us for repayment of the loan.
      银行正在催我们偿还贷款。
   3. They are pressing us to make a quick decision.
      他们正催促我们尽快作出决定。

观点；要求；事情 point/claim/case

7. 坚持；反复强调
   to express or repeat sth with force
   1. I don't want to press the point , but you do owe me $200.
      我不想老提这一点，但你确实欠我200元钱。
   2. She is still pressing her claim for compensation.
      她仍然坚持索赔。
   3. They were determined to press their case at the highest level.
      他们决心把事情闹到最高层。

弄平 make flat/smooth

8. 把…压平；压扁
   to make sth flat or smooth by using force or putting sth heavy on top
   1. pressed flowers (= pressed between the pages of a book)
      夹在书页中间压扁的花
   2. Press the soil flat with the back of a spade.
      用铁锹背面把土拍平。
9. 熨平；烫平
   to make clothes smooth using a hot iron
   1. My suit needs pressing.
      我的西服该熨了。

蔬果 fruit/vegetables

10. 把…榨汁；压榨
    to squeeze the juice out of fruit or vegetables by using force or weight

金属 metal

11. 把…压成；压制
    to make sth from a material, using pressure
    1. to press a CD
       压制一张光盘
    2. The car bodies are pressed out of sheets of metal.
       汽车车身是用板金压制成的。

过去式:pressed 过去分词:pressed 现在分词:pressing 名词复数形式:presses 第三人称单数:presses

press 按，压，挤，印刷，报刊，报道，记者

来自拉丁语pressare,按，压，来自premere,按，压，-ss,过去分词格或表反复，来自PIE*per,击，打，捶，词源同print.由按，压引申词义印刷，报纸等相关词义。

1. They check my bag and press card.
   他们检查我的包和记者证。
2. They pressed the silver knife into the cake.
   他们拿银制餐刀切入蛋糕。
3. Drago pressed a button and the door closed
   德拉戈按了一个按钮，然后门就关上了。
4. 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。
5. The engine stalled. He pressed the accelerator hard
   发动机熄火了。他用力踩油门。
6. 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。
7. Police might now press for changes in the law
   警方现在可能竭力要求修改法律。
8. 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。
9. Trade unions are pressing him to stand firm
   各工会正在竭力劝说他坚定立场。
10. 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。
11. She smiles coyly when pressed about her private life.
    当人们追问她的私生活时，她羞涩地笑了笑。
12. 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。
13. 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。
14. The weight of irrational guilt pressed on her
    无端的负罪感压得她喘不过气来。
15. 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。
16. 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。
17. Food and cigarettes were pressed on him.
    别人硬塞给他一些食品和香烟。
18. Vera pressed his shirt
    薇拉把他的衬衫熨平了。
19. There's a couple of dresses to be pressed.
    还有几件衣服要熨。
20. The grapes are hand-picked and pressed
    这些葡萄是精心挑选用来榨汁的。
21. 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。
22. 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。
23. Press reports revealed that ozone levels in the upper atmosphere fell during the past month.
    新闻报道透露上层大气的臭氧浓度在上个月有所下降。
24. 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。
25. He was writing the book up to the moment the presses rolled.
    直到付梓的那一刻他才完稿。
26. 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。
27. I could have pressed charges against him
    我本可以起诉他。
28. Police have announced they will not be pressing charges.
    警方已宣布不会提起诉讼。
29. The local bar has been pressed into service as a school
    当地的酒吧被暂时用作学校。
30. Kenny had been pressed into service to guard the door.
    肯尼被临时雇来看门。