pressure

pressure

英 ['preʃə]
　　美 ['prɛʃɚ]

n. 壓力；壓迫，[物] 壓強
　　vt. 迫使；密封；使……增壓

中文詞源：

pressure 壓力，擠壓

來自press,按，壓，-ure,名詞後綴。

例句：

1. The government wilted in the face of such powerful pressure.
政府面對如此大的壓力，失去瞭信心。

2. He is being constantly monitored with regular checks on his blood pressure.
他被實時監測，定時量血壓。

3. He was under pressure to resign and was about to be sidelined.
他承受著被迫辭職的壓力，很快就要被排擠出去瞭。

4. The built-in safety device compensates for a fall in water pressure.
該內置式安全裝置在水壓下降時能提供保護。

5. Pressure appears to be mounting for conformity in how people speak English.
要求人們講規范英語的壓力似乎越來越大。