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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   press

   • IPA[pres]

   美式

   • v.
     move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force；exert continuous physical force on (something), typically in order to operate a device or machine
   • n.
     a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil；a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes.

   • verb: press, 3rd person present: presses, gerund or present participle: pressing, past tense: pressed, past participle: pressed

   • noun: press, plural noun: presses

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. move or cause to move into a position of contact with something by exerting continuous physical force he pressed his face to the glass her body pressed against his 同義詞 push (down), press down, thumb, depress, bear down on, ... 更多lean on, lower, pin, pinion, hold down, force, ram, thrust, cram, squeeze, compress, wedge, clasp, hold close, hug, cuddle, squeeze, crush, enfold, clutch, grasp, embrace
   • ▪ exert continuous physical force on (something), typically in order to operate a device or machine he pressed a button and the doors slid open
   • ▪ squeeze (someone's arm or hand) as a sign of affection Winnie pressed his hand 同義詞 squeeze, give something a squeeze, grip, clutch, pinch
   • ▪ move in a specified direction by pushing the mob was still pressing forward 同義詞 cluster, gather, converge, congregate, flock, ... 更多push forward, swarm, throng, crowd, seethe, surge, rush
   • ▪ (of an enemy or opponent) attack persistently and fiercely their enemies pressed in on all sides two assailants were pressing Agrippa
   • ▪ continue in one's action he stubbornly pressed on with his work
   • 2. apply pressure to (something) to flatten, shape, or smooth it, typically by ironing she pressed her nicest blouse 同義詞 smooth, iron, smooth out, remove creases from, put creases in, ... 更多steam, calender
   • ▪ apply pressure to (a flower or leaf) between sheets of paper in order to dry and preserve it. 同義詞 flatten, make flat, smooth out
   • ▪ extract (juice or oil) by crushing or squeezing fruit, vegetables, etc. the best olive oils are pressed from handpicked olives
   • ▪ squeeze or crush (fruit, vegetables, etc.) to extract the juice or oil the small seeds of sesame are chiefly pressed for their oil 同義詞 crush, squeeze, squash, compress, mash, ... 更多pulp, reduce, clamp, pack down, tamp, condense, compact, trample, stamp, tread, grind, mill, pound, pulverize, macerate
   • ▪ manufacture (something, especially a record) by molding under pressure the record was pressed in two runs of 500 copies
   • 3. forcefully put forward (an opinion, claim, or course of action) Rose did not press the point 同義詞 plead, urge, advance insistently, file, prefer, ... 更多lodge, tender, present, place, lay, submit, put forward
   • ▪ make strong efforts to persuade or force (someone) to do or provide something when I pressed him for precise figures he evaded the subject the marketing directors were pressed to justify their expenditure 同義詞 urge, pressure, put pressure on, pressurize, force, ... 更多drive, impel, push, coerce, nag, lean on, prevail on, dragoon into, steamroller into, browbeat into, use strong-arm tactics on, have someone do something, informalput the heat on, put the screws on, twist someone's arm, railroad into, bulldoze into, pressurize, pressure, push, goad, dragoon, steamroller, browbeat, importune, wheedle, cajole, sway, argue, talk, informalrailroad, bulldoze, call, ask, clamor, push, make a claim, campaign, insist on, demand
   • ▪ insist that (someone) accept an offer or gift he pressed dinner invitations on her
   • ▪ (of something, especially time) be in short supply and so demand immediate action she was almost 45 years old and time was pressing
   • ▪ have barely enough of something, especially time I'm very pressed for time
   • ▪ have difficulty doing or achieving something they may be hard pressed to keep their promise
   • 4. raise (a specified weight) by first lifting it to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it upward above the head.
   • 5. try too hard to achieve distance with a shot, at the risk of inaccuracy.

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. a device for applying pressure to something in order to flatten or shape it or to extract juice or oil a flower press a wine press
   • ▪ a machine that applies pressure to a workpiece by means of a tool, in order to punch shapes.
   • 2. a printing press. 同義詞 printing press, printing machine
   • ▪ a business that prints or publishes books the Clarendon Press 同義詞 publishing house, publishing company, printing establishment/firm/business/house
   • ▪ the process of printing the book is ready to go to press
   • 3. newspapers or journalists viewed collectively the press was notified press coverage 同義詞 the media, the newspapers, the papers, the news media, journalism, ... 更多the newspaper world, the newspaper business, the print media, the fourth estate, journalists, newspapermen, newsmen, newspaper women, reporters, columnists, commentariat, pressmen, presswomen, informaljournos, hacks, hackettes, newshounds, newsies, datedpublicists, Fleet Street
   • ▪ coverage in newspapers and magazines there's no point in demonstrating if you don't get any press the mayor has had a bad press for years 同義詞 reports, press treatment, press coverage, press reporting, press articles, ... 更多press reviews, press write-ups
   • 4. an act of pressing something the system summons medical help at the press of a button
   • ▪ a closely packed crowd or mass of people or things among the press of cars he saw a taxi
   • ▪ dated pressure of business.
   • ▪ any of various forms of close guarding by the defending team.
   • 5. an act of raising a weight to shoulder height and then gradually pushing it above the head.
   • 6. Scottish, Irish a large cupboard the necessary linen was kept in a large press, and in another was the silver plate and several sets of china

   片語

   • press the flesh