press
n
1 [C usu sing 通常作单数]
act of pushing steadily with (sth held in) the hand 用手(持物)按、 压、 挤、 榨、 捏等
Flatten the dough with a press of the hand. 用手把生面团压平.
Those trousers need a press, ie with a hot iron. 那条裤子该熨一熨.
2 [C] (esp in compounds 尤用以构成复合词) any of various devices or machines used for compressing or shaping things, extracting juice, etc 任何压榨或挤压成形之器具或机器
a `winepress (制酒的)葡萄榨汁机
a `cider-press 苹果榨汁机
an `olive-press 橄榄榨油机
keep one's tennis racket in a press 把网球拍放在球拍夹中
a hydraulic press 水压机.
3
(a) (also `printing-press) [C]
machine for printing 印刷机
He took a copy of the newspaper as it came off the press. 报纸在印刷机上印出来後他拿了一份.
(b) [U] printing or being printed (used esp as in the following phrases) 印刷(尤用於以下词组中)
pass sth for press, ie give final approval for sth before it goes to be printed 核准稿件以备付印
go to press, ie start to be printed 付印(开始印刷)
Prices are correct at the time of going to press, but may be changed. 付印前价目无误, 之後或有变化. * stop press 停印.
4 (often 常作 the Press) [Gp]
(journalists who work for) newspapers, periodicals and the news sections of radio and television 报刊; 定期刊物; 广播和电视的新闻节目; 报界; 新闻界; 记者们
The Press were not allowed to attend the trial. 新闻界人士不得出庭旁听.
The majority of the press support the Government's foreign policy. 舆论界多数支持政府的外交政策.
the local/national/provincial press 地方[全国性/省级]报刊
the gutter press, ie newspapers that concentrate on sensational stories about people's personal lives 低级报纸(专门宣扬别人隐私者)
The freedom of the press (ie right of journalists to report events, express opinions, etc freely) must be protected. 新闻报道的自由(记者自由报道新闻、 表达观点等的权利)应该得到保障.
[attrib 作定语]
press advertising, comment, freedom 报刊上的广告、 报刊评论、 出版自由.
5 [sing] treatment given to a person, a group, an event, etc in radio, newspaper, etc reports (广播、 报刊等对个人、 团体、 事件等的)报道, 评论
be given/have a good/bad press 受到舆论界的好评[批评].
6 [C] business for printing (and publishing) books or periodicals 印刷业; 出版业; 出版社
Oxford University Press 牛津大学出版社
a small press specializing in illustrated books 专印有插图的书的小出版社.
7 [sing]
(a) crowd or crowding of people 人群; 人群拥挤
The child got lost in the press of people leaving the match. 在看完比赛後散场的人群中把孩子挤丢了.
(b) pressure of affairs; hurry or stress 事务的压力; 匆忙; 紧迫
the press of modern life 现代生活的压力.
8 [C] large cupboard, usu with shelves, for clothes, books, etc 大柜橱(通常有架以放置衣物、 书籍等): a linen press 衣物柜.
press v
1
(a) [Tn, Tn.p]
move (sth) by pushing steadily against it 对(某物)施以压力使之移动; 按动(某物)
press the trigger of a gun 扣枪的扳机
press (down) the accelerator of a car 踩(下)汽车的油门
press (in) a button 按电钮
press a switch (up) (向上)扳开关.
(b) [Ipr, Tn.pr]
~ (sth/sb/oneself) against/on sth; ~ sth to sth (cause sth/sb/oneself to) push steadily against sth (使某物[某人/自己])对某物施以压力; 压、 挤、 推或顶某物
My boot is pressing against a blister on my toe. 我的靴子挤压了我脚趾上的水 .
I had to press myself against the wall to let them pass. 我得贴紧墙壁好让他们过去.
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🔁 扩展释义
*[pres]n. 压, 揿, 按, 人群, 印刷机, 压力, 出版社, 记者, 报刊, 新闻舆论, 紧迫vt. 压, 压榨, 紧抱, 逼迫, 推进, 强迫征募, 催逼vi. 压, 重压, 催促, 拥挤, 奋力前进, 受压【化】 打包机相关词组: be off the press at press time press on with one's work press into service press for an answer in the press
🏥 医学释义
①压,按 ②压榨器
🌿 同词根单词
expressv. 表达;表示;显而易见;快递邮寄;
adj. 特快的;迅速的;用快递寄送的; 明确的;
n. 特快列车;快递服务;
adv. 使用快速服务;