英语词汇“press for”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Phr V

press for

presses, pressing, pressed

press (sb) for sth

to try to persuade someone, usually someone in authority, to give you something or to allow something to happen

Workers continue to press for better working conditions.I'm being pressed for a decision on the matter.

be pressed for sth

(always passive) to have very little or not enough of something, especially time or money

I'd like to talk, but I'm a bit pressed for time right now.Ask me another time when I'm not so pressed for cash.

press for

1. To request, urge, or demand for something to happen. We've been pressing for an increase in the minimum wage for the last decade. Employees pressed for a police investigation into the CEO after it came to light that he'd been using company funds to pay for personal vacations.

2. To request, urge, or demand that someone do or provide something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "press" and "for." The journalist pressed him for an answer to her question, but the senator declined to comment. The auditors are pressing me for an explanation about the missing money—what am I supposed to tell them?

press for something

1. to urge for something to be done; to request something. The mayor is pressing for an early settlement to the strike. I will press her for an answer. The citizens are pressing for an investigation of the incident.

2. to press a button for service. If you need any help, just press for service. Here is the steward's button. Just press for immediate service.

press for

To entreat or require someone to provide something: The reporters pressed the politician for a reply.

词汇	press for
释义	Phr V press for presses, pressing, pressed press (sb) for sth to try to persuade someone, usually someone in authority, to give you something or to allow something to happen Workers continue to press for better working conditions.I'm being pressed for a decision on the matter. be pressed for sth (always passive) to have very little or not enough of something, especially time or money I'd like to talk, but I'm a bit pressed for time right now.Ask me another time when I'm not so pressed for cash. phrasepress for1. press for sth • press sb for sth to keep trying to persuade the government or someone in authority to do something or to give you something - used especially in news reports: Russia and China were pressing for an end to the bombing of Kosovo. The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35 hour working week. Brazil's Catholic Church has encouraged its members to press the government for social reform.■ SIMILAR TO: push for2. be pressed for time/money/space etc to not have enough time, money, space etc, with the result that it is difficult for you to do something: If you are pressed for time in the mornings, try setting the alarm 30 minutes earlier. I'd love to go out for a meal, but I'm a little pressed for cash right now.■ SIMILAR TO: be short of press for 1. To request, urge, or demand for something to happen. We've been pressing for an increase in the minimum wage for the last decade. Employees pressed for a police investigation into the CEO after it came to light that he'd been using company funds to pay for personal vacations. 2. To request, urge, or demand that someone do or provide something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "press" and "for." The journalist pressed him for an answer to her question, but the senator declined to comment. The auditors are pressing me for an explanation about the missing money—what am I supposed to tell them? press for something 1. to urge for something to be done; to request something. The mayor is pressing for an early settlement to the strike. I will press her for an answer. The citizens are pressing for an investigation of the incident. 2. to press a button for service. If you need any help, just press for service. Here is the steward's button. Just press for immediate service. press for v. To entreat or require someone to provide something: The reporters pressed the politician for a reply.
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