词汇 | pressured |
释义 | pressured past simple and past participle ofpressure pressure verb[ T ] USuk /ˈpreʃ.ər/ us /ˈpreʃ.ɚ/(UKpressurize) to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do: 强迫,对…施加压力 She was pressured into joining the club.她被迫加入那个俱乐部。 Synonym coerceformal Causing somebody to act arm-twisting bludgeon bounce bounce someone into something browbeat someone into something/doing something bull something through drive someone/something to something duress force someone's handidiom forced marriage forcible put the heat on someoneidiom put/tighten the screws on someoneidiom railroad rallying cry ram something down someone's throatidiom ram something into someone ransom slap squeeze You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Urging & persuading Examples of pressuredpressured In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In the time pressured world of designing, even partial and inconsistent designs find value as launching points into unexplored parts of the space. For years, advocates regarded access to consumer education as a basic consumer right and pressured all levels of government to expand their educational programs. To address societal concerns and maintain a competitive advantage, farmers frequently feel pressured to incorporate technological advances into their production system7. There is also research evidence to suggest some women feel socially pressured into participation in health screening. When asked if he had been pressured to be optimistic, one of the authors said the reverse was true. Other musicians whose views conflicted with official government opinion were pressured to rescind them. Most of the tests asked for a pressured response. All but one of the language measures required a pressured response. There is also some evidence that output-based instruction may be more effective when language measures require a pressured response. All but one of these language measures required a pressured response. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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