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pressure

/ˈprɛʃɚ/

US UK

noun

plural -sures

the weight or force that is produced when something presses or pushes against something else [noncount]

Keep steady pressure on the cap as you turn it. [=press on the cap as you turn it]

Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.

the pressure of the compressed air inside the chamber

high/low water pressure [=a force that makes a flow of water strong/weak]

Check the car's tire pressure. [=the amount of air inside the tires]

The contents of the bottle are under pressure. [=the contents are tightly pressed into the bottle] [singular]

The animal's jaws can exert a pressure of more than 750 pounds per square inch. - see also blood pressure

[noncount] :the action of pressing or pushing against something

The horse will respond to the slightest pressure of a rider's knee.

The fruit yields to gentle pressure when it's ripe.

[noncount] :the weight of the air in the Earth's atmosphere

the normal air pressure at sea level

atmospheric pressure

Pressure fell [=the air became lighter] as the storm approached.

An area of high/low pressure [=heavy/light air] is moving over the west coast.

the force that you feel when people are trying to persuade or force you to do something by using arguments, threats, etc. [noncount]

He felt pressure from his father to become a doctor. = His father put pressure on him to become a doctor. [=his father was trying to persuade/force him to become a doctor]

The mayor is under pressure to resign. [=people are trying to force the mayor to resign] [count]

He gave in to the social pressures to act and dress like everybody else.

She felt a constant pressure to earn more money. - see also peer pressure

a feeling of stress or anxiety because you have too much to do or because people are depending on you for something [count]

She was dealing with the pressures of everyday life. [noncount]

Can he handle the pressure of the job?

She's been experiencing a lot of pressure at work lately.

They both work well under pressure. [=they work well when the job is stressful]

Her job is high pressure. [=her job is very stressful] - see also high-pressure

verb

-sures; -sured; -suring

[+ obj] chiefly US :to use pressure to force or try to force (someone) to do something - often followed by into + -ing verb

The defense pressured the quarterback into throwing a bad pass.

They pressured him into resigning. [=they forced him to resign] - often followed by to + verb

They're pressuring him to make a decision.

They pressured him to resign. [=they tried to force him to resign by putting pressure on him] - often used as (be) pressured

Doctors are being pressured by the insurance companies.

She felt pressured to make a decision.

* Các từ tương tự:
pressure cooker, pressure group, pressure point