•He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.他用力过猛，把门的把手弄断了。

•You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area.压住伤口边缘可以止血。

•gas/water pressure气／水压

•The new material allows the company to make gas pipes which withstand higher pressures.新材料使得公司可以生产出抗压力更强的输气管。

•The gas is stored under pressure (= in a container which keeps it at a higher pressure than it would usually have).这种气体是加压贮存的。

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•public/political pressure公众／政治压力

•Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours.教师们被迫长时间工作，压力越来越大。

•[+ to infinitive] Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.要求放弃修建这条新高速公路的呼声与日俱增。

•The government is facing pressure from environmental campaigners.政府正面临着来自环保人士的压力。

•He only asked her under pressure from his wife (= because his wife forced him to).他是在妻子的逼迫下才问她的。

•She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married.她在逼他结婚。

•formal The international community are trying to bring pressure to bear on the government (= trying to persuade them) to resolve the situation.国际社会正试图说服该政府解决问题。

•She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.她现在工作压力很大。

•Be nice to him - he's been under a lot of pressure recently.对他好一点——最近他压力很大。

•Can you work well under pressure?你在压力下能表现得很出色吗？

•the pressures of work工作压力

•'These exams are the most important of all.' 'Oh, so no pressure then!'“这些考试是所有考试中最重要的。”“哦！真的要加油了！”

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•She was pressured into joining the club.她被迫加入那个俱乐部。