词汇 | pressure |
释义 | crowd tr. to pressure or threaten someone.Don't crowd me!Max began to crowd Bruno, which was the wrong thing to do. heat n. pressure.There's a lot of heat on Fred right now.The boss put some heat on Wally, and things are moving faster now. put the arm on someone tr. to demand something of someone, especially money.I know Tom wants some money. He put the arm on me, but I said no.She put the arm on her roommate for a loan. put the screws on someone and put the heat on someone; put the squeeze on someone tr. to pressure someone; to threaten someone to achieve something.He told everything about the plan when they put the screws on him.The cops put the squeeze on Harry, and he spilled the beans. under the gun mod. under pressure; under scrutiny.I've been under the gun on this one long enough.They've got the boss under the gun to get this thing wound up by Saturday. Wipe it off! exclam. “Wipe that smile off your face!”It's not funny. Wipe it off!Wipe it off! Nothing funny here, soldier. accede to pressureTo bow down or yield to pressure from an outside force, especially as regards a political, business, or military action or decision. Congress was forced to accede to pressure from the public and abandon its proposal to increase taxes. no pressureSaid ironically to emphasize that what is being discussed carries a large amount of importance or makes one feel that one must try very hard to succeed. A: "I don't want you to feel intimidated, but this employee review will have a huge bearing on whether or not you're kept on at the end of the year." B: "Wow, no pressure or anything!" yield to pressureTo give into outside forces urging someone to do something. Sally wasn't even going to apply for that boring job, but she yielded to pressure from her mother and submitted her resume nonetheless. put pressure on (one)To try to influence or persuade one to do something or act a certain way; to make demands on or expect something from someone. A number of companies have been putting pressure on politicians to ease up on corporate taxes and regulations. My parents have been putting pressure on me to get a job. push off1. Literally, to push against a dock in order to move one's boat away from shore. I'll need you to push off while I steer the boat. 2. By extension, to leave or depart. We both need to be up early tomorrow, so we'll be pushing off soon. 3. In some sports, to push another player in order to propel oneself away and create more distance from them, typically in order to get "open" to receive a pass, etc. Such a maneuver is typically against the rules. You can clearly see in the replay that Williams pushed off. The refs missed that one. under pressure1. Literally, forced through or into some vessel with great compressive force. The contents of this container are under pressure, so do no pierce it or expose it to fire or you could risk triggering an explosion. Crude oil underneath the ground can be under intense pressure, which is why it can erupt into a geyser when drilled into directly. 2. (While) facing or enduring a great amount of stress caused by some compelling or constraining influence. I can't talk now, I'm under pressure to get this done before the end of the day! Sorry, I'm just under so much pressure at work that it's made me rather irritable. pressure (one) into (doing something)To try to force, influence, or persuade one to do something or act a certain way. A number of corporations have been pressuring politicians into rolling back the strict regulations implemented by the previous administration. My parents pressured me into getting a job since I decided not to go to college. take (one's) blood pressureTo measure one's blood pressure. I'll need to take your blood pressure before we begin. The doctor told me to take my blood pressure twice a day to see if there was any adverse reaction to the medication. check (one's) blood pressureTo measure one's blood pressure. I'll need to check your blood pressure before we begin. The doctor told me to check my blood pressure twice a day to see if there was any adverse reaction to the medication. high-pressure (one) into (doing something)To make a great effort to try to force, influence, or persuade one to do something or act a certain way. A number of corporations have been high-pressuring politicians into rolling back the strict regulations implemented by the previous administration. My parents high-pressured me into getting a job since I decided not to go to college. high-pressure someone into somethingFig. to urge someone forcefully to do something. Here comes Jill. Watch out. She will try to high-pressure you into working on her committee. You can't high-pressure me into doing anything! I'm too busy! pressure someone into somethingto force someone into doing something. Please don't try to pressure me into taking that promotion. You can't pressure me into it. I won't do it! push offand shove offto leave. (As if one were pushing a boat away from a dock.) Well, it looks like it's time to push off. It's time to go. Let's shove off. push (oneself) off (on something)[for someone in a boat] to apply pressure to something on the shore, thus propelling the boat and oneself away. The weekend sailor pushed himself off on the boat he had been moored to. We pushed off on the dock. push someone or something off (of) someone or somethingand push someone or something offto apply pressure to and force someone or something off someone or something. (Of is usually retained before pronouns.) He continued to come at me, but I managed to push him off me and escape. I pushed off the attacker. put pressure on somethingto apply weight or pressure to something. (See also (the) pressure on someone (to do something)">put (the) pressure on someone (to do something).) Put pressure on the wound to stop the bleeding. Put some pressure on the papers to flatten them out. put (the) pressure on someone (to do something)to make demands on someone; to try to get someone to do something. Please don't put pressure on me to go there! We put the pressure on him to get him to come, but he refused. take someone's blood pressureto measure a person's blood pressure. The doctor takes my blood pressure every time I am in the office. Bob takes his blood pressure at home every day. *under pressure1. and *under a deadline; *under the gun (about something) Fig. facing or enduring something such as pressure or a deadline. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I have to get back to work. I am under a deadline. I am under a lot of pressure lately. The management is under the gun for the mistakes made last year. 2. [of a gas or liquid] being forced, squeezed, or compressed. (*Typically: be ~; deliver something ~; put something ~.) The gas in the pipes leading to the oven are under pressure. push offAlso, shove off. Leave, set out, depart, as in The patrol pushed off before dawn, or It's time to shove off. This usage alludes to the literal meaning of a person in a boat pushing against the bank or dock to move away from the shore. [Colloquial; early 1900s] put ˈpressure on somebody (to do something),bring pressure to ˈbear (on somebody) (to do something)force or try to persuade somebody to do something: The landlord is putting pressure on us to move out.If the management won’t listen, we’ll have to bring some more pressure to bear.under ˈpressure1 if a liquid or a gas is kept under pressure, it is forced into a container so that when the container is opened, the liquid or gas escapes quickly 2 being forced to do something: The director is under increasing pressure to resign. 3 made to feel anxious about something you have to do: The team performs well under pressure. push offv. 1. To shove or thrust something or someone from a place: She climbed up to the roof and pushed off the snow. He pushed a glass off the table, and it shattered. 2. To set out; depart: The infantry patrol pushed off before dawn. 3. To launch or move away by pushing against a surface: I can jump higher when I push off the ground with my left foot. We got in the boat and pushed off from the dock. |
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