Press  To Pressed Sth B  A Verb C

press

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 \\ˈpres\\ noun1.
  a. a crowd or crowded condition : 

throng

  b. a thronging or crowding forward or together
2.
  a. an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped, an impression of a body is taken, a material is compressed, pressure is applied to a body, liquid is expressed, or a cutting tool is fed into the work by pressure
  b. a building containing presses or a business using presses
3. 

closet

, 

cupboard

4.
  a. an action of pressing or pushing : 

pressure

  b. an aggressive pressuring defense employed in basketball often over the entire court area
5. the properly smoothed and creased condition of a freshly pressed garment
    out of press
6.
  a. 
  b. the act or the process of printing
  c. a printing or publishing establishment
7.
  a. the gathering and publishing or broadcasting of news : 

journalism

  b. newspapers, periodicals, and often radio and television news broadcasting
  c. news reporters, publishers, and broadcasters
  d. comment or notice in newspapers and periodicals
      is getting a good press
8. any of various pressure devices (as one for keeping sporting gear from warping when not in use)
9. a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised to shoulder height and then smoothly extended overhead without assist from the legs — compare , 

II

verbtransitive verb
1. to act upon through steady pushing or thrusting force exerted in contact : 

squeeze

2.
  a. 

assail

, 

harass

  b. 

afflict

, 

oppress

3.
  a. to squeeze out the juice or contents of
  b. to squeeze with apparatus or instruments to a desired density, smoothness, or shape
4.
  a. to exert influence on : 

constrain

  b. to try hard to persuade : 

beseech

, 

entreat

5. to move by means of pressure
6.
  a. to lay stress or emphasis on
  b. to insist on or request urgently
7. to follow through (a course of action)
8. to clasp in affection or courtesy
9. to make (a phonograph record) from a matrix
intransitive verb
1. to crowd closely : 

mass

2. to force or push one's way
3. to seek urgently : 

contend

4. to require haste or speed in action
5. to exert pressure
6. to take or hold a press
7. to employ a press in basketball
• press·er noun
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III

verbtransitive verb
1. to force into service especially in an army or navy : 

impress

2.
  a. to take by authority especially for public use : 

commandeer

  b. to take and force into any usually emergency service
intransitive verb
: to impress men as soldiers or sailors

IV

noun1. impressment into service especially in a navy
2. obsolete : a warrant for impressing recruits

press
 1.
  press (n.) "crowd, multitude," early 13c., from O.Fr. presse (11c.), from L. pressare (see press (v.1)). Sense of "to urge, compel, force" (now mostly in adj. pressing, 1705) is recorded from late 14c. Basketball defense so called from 1961. Meaning "machine for squeezing" (e.g. winepress) is recorded from mid-14c., from M.Fr. presse. Specific sense "machine for printing" is from 1530s; extended to publishing houses by 1570s and to publishing generally (in phrases like freedom of the press) c.1680. This gradually shifted c.1800-1820 to "periodical publishing, journalism." Meaning "journalists collectively" is attested from 1926. Press agent is from 1883; press conference is attested from 1937, though the thing itself dates to at least World War I. Press secretary is recorded from 1959.
 2.
  press (v.1) "push against," c.1300, from O.Fr. preser (13c.), from L. pressare "to press," frequentative of pressus, p.p. of premere "to press, hold fast, cover, crowd, compress," from PIE *prem-/*pres- "to strike." Weight-lifting sense is attested from 1908.
 3.
  press (v.2) "force into service," 1578, alteration (by association with press (v.1)) of prest (c.1360) "engage by loan, pay in advance," especially money paid to a soldier or sailor on enlisting, from L. præstare "to provide," from præ- "before" + stare "to stand," from PIE base *sta- "to stand" (see stet). Related to præsto (adv.) "ready, available."

☞ press
press / pres /nounNEWSPAPERS 报章
1. (often the Press) [sing. + sing. / pl. v.] newspapers and magazines
   报章杂志；报刊；印刷媒体:
   the local / national / foreign press
   地方/全国/外国报刊
   the popular / tabloid press (= smaller newspapers with a lot of pictures and stories of famous people)
   通俗报刊；小报
   The story was reported in the press and on television.
   这件事已在报刊和电视上报道了。
   the music / sporting press (= newspapers and magazines about music / sport)
   音乐/体育报刊
   Unlike the American, the British press operates on a national scale.
   与美国不同,英国报刊都是行销全国的。
   the freedom of the Press / press freedom (= the freedom to report any events and express opinions)
   新闻自由
   The event is bound to attract wide press coverage (= it will be written about in many newspapers).
   这个事件一定会在各报刊广泛报道。
⇨ see also 

gutter press

2. the press the Press [sing. + sing. / pl. v.] the journalists and photographers who work for newspapers and magazines
   记者；新闻工作者；新闻界:
   The Press was / were not allowed to attend the trial.
   庭审谢绝新闻采访。
3. [sing., U] the type or amount of reports that newspapers write about sb / sth
   报道；评论:
   The airline has had a bad press recently (= journalists have written unpleasant things about it).
   这家航空公司最近受到新闻界的责难。
PUBLISHING / PRINTING 出版；印刷
4. [C, U] a machine for printing books, newspapers, etc.; the process of printing them
   印刷机；印刷:
   We were able to watch the books rolling off the presses.
   我们可以看到书本从印刷机上源源不断地印出。
   These prices are correct at the time of going to press.
   这些价格在付印时是准确无误的。
   a story that is hot off the press (= has just appeared in the newspapers)
   刚刚见报的新闻报道
⇨ see also 

printing press

 , 

stop press

5. [C] a business that prints and publishes books
   出版社；印刷所:
   Oxford University Press
   牛津大学出版社
EQUIPMENT FOR PRESSING 挤压设备
6. [C] (especially in compounds 尤用于构成复合词) a piece of equipment that is used for creating pressure on things, to make them flat or to get liquid from them
   压平机；压榨机；榨汁机:
   a trouser press
   裤腿压摺机
   a garlic press
   压蒜器
ACT OF PUSHING 推压
7. [C, usually sing.] an act of pushing sth with your hand or with a tool that you are holding
   挤压；推；按:
   He gave the bell another press.
   他又按了一下铃。
   Those shirts need a press (= with an iron).
   这些衬衣需要熨一熨。
CROWD 群集
8. [sing.] a large number of people or things competing for space or movement
   拥挤的人群(或大批事物)
   SYN  

throng

 :
   the press of bodies all moving the same way
   拥向同一方向的人群
CUPBOARD 橱柜
9. [C] (IrishE, ScotE) a large cupboard, usually with shelves, for holding clothes, books, etc.
   (分层)大壁橱,衣柜,书柜,碗柜verbPUSH / SQUEEZE 推；挤
1. ~ (sth / sb / yourself) against sth | ~ sth to sth | ~ sth together to push sth closely and firmly against sth; to be pushed in this way
   (被)压,挤,推,施加压力:
  ▪ [VN]
   She pressed her face against the window.
   她把脸贴在窗子上。
   He pressed a handkerchief to his nose.
   他用手绢捂住鼻子。
   She pressed her lips together.
   她紧抿着双唇。
  ▪ [V]
   His body was pressing against hers.
   他的身体紧贴着她。
2. to push or squeeze part of a device, etc. in order to make it work
   按,压(使启动):
  ▪ [VN]
   to press a button / switch / key
   按下按钮/开关；按键
  ▪ [VN-ADJ]
   He pressed the lid firmly shut.
   他把盖子盖得紧紧的。
  ▪ [V , usually +adv. / prep.]
   Press here to open.
   请按此处打开。
   She pressed down hard on the gas pedal.
   她用力踩下油门踏板。
3. [VN] ~ sth into / onto sth to put sth in a place by pushing it firmly
   将…塞进；把…按入:
   He pressed a coin into her hand and moved on.
   他把一枚硬币塞进她手里,然后继续向前走。
4. [VN] to squeeze sb's hand or arm, especially as a sign of affection
   (深情地)紧握(某人的手或臂)
5. [V +adv. / prep.] (of people in a crowd 人群) to move in the direction mentioned by pushing
   (向…)拥挤,推搡着移动:
   The photographers pressed around the royal visitors.
   摄影记者们在王室贵宾周围挤来挤去。
  (figurative) A host of unwelcome thoughts were pressing in on him.
   一大堆恼人的心事涌上他的心头。
TRY TO PERSUADE 劝说
6. ~ sb (for sth) | ~ sb (into sth / into doing sth) to make strong efforts to persuade or force sb to do sth
   催促；敦促；逼迫
   SYN  

push

 , 

urge

 :
  ▪ [VN]
    If pressed, he will admit that he knew about the affair.
   如果逼问他,他就会承认对此事知情。
   The bank is pressing us for repayment of the loan.
   银行正在催我们偿还贷款。
  ▪ [VN to inf]
   They are pressing us to make a quick decision.
   他们正催促我们尽快作出决定。
POINT / CLAIM / CASE 观点；要求；事情
7. [VN] to express or repeat sth with force
   坚持；反复强调:
   I don't want to press the point, but you do owe me $200.
   我不想老提这一点,但你确实欠我 200 元钱。
   She is still pressing her claim for compensation.
   她仍然坚持索赔。
   They were determined to press their case at the highest level.
   他们决心把事情闹到最高层。
MAKE FLAT / SMOOTH 弄平
8. to make sth flat or smooth by using force or putting sth heavy on top
   把…压平；压扁:
  ▪ [VN]
   pressed flowers (= pressed between the pages of a book)
   夹在书页中间压扁的花
  ▪ [VN-ADJ]
   Press the soil flat with the back of a spade.
   用铁锹背面把土拍平。
9. [VN] to make clothes smooth using a hot iron
   熨平；烫平
   SYN  

iron

 :
   My suit needs pressing.
   我的西服该熨了。
FRUIT / VEGETABLES 蔬果
10. [VN] to squeeze the juice out of fruit or vegetables by using force or weight
   把…榨汁；压榨
METAL 金属
11. [VN] to make sth from a material, using pressure
   把…压成；压制:
   to press a CD
   压制一张光盘
   The car bodies are pressed out of sheets of metal.
   汽车车身是用板金压制成的。
 IDIOMS 
▪ 7press (the) 'flesh    (informal) (of a famous person or politician 名人或政治人物) to say hello to people by shaking hands
   和群众握手致意
▪ 7press sth 'home
   to get as much advantage as possible from a situation by attacking or arguing in a determined way
   坚持不懈；争辩到底:
   to press home an attack / an argument / a point
   把进攻/论证/论点坚持到底
   Simon saw she was hesitating and pressed home his advantage.
   西蒙见她犹豫不决,便趁机占尽优势。
▪ 7press sb / sth into 'service
   to use sb / sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available
   姑且使用；临时凑合:
   Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry.
   为了营救下沉渡轮上的旅客,各类船只都被临时征用了。
⇨ more at 

button

 n., 

charge

 n., 

panic button

 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7press a'head / 'on (with sth)
   to continue doing sth in a determined way; to hurry forward
   坚决继续进行；匆忙前进；加紧:
   The company is pressing ahead with its plans for a new warehouse.
   这家公司正加紧推动设置新仓库的计划。
   'Shall we stay here for the night?' 'No, let's press on.'
   "我们今晚在这里住下好吗？" "不,咱们继续走。"
▪ 'press for sth
   to keep asking for sth
   不断要求
   SYN  

demand

 , 

push for

 :
   They continued to press for a change in the law.
   他们不断要求修改这项法律。
▪ 'press sth on sb
   to try to make sb accept sth, especially food or drink, although they may not want it
   勉强某人接受；促某人吃(或喝):
   She kept pressing cake on us.
   她非要我们吃蛋糕不可。

press verb
  

press
I. \ˈpres\ noun
(-es)
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English presse, prees, from Old French presse, from presser to press — more at  II
1.
 a. : a crowd of people or a crowded condition : , 
  < there was … a press of people trying to force their way past the powerful yeomen ushers — Leslie Hotson >
  < perched on the folded-down top of a convertible, to roll down the boardwalk with a press of people following her car — Pete Martin >
 b. archaic : the crush or melee of cavalry or foot soldiers in battle
 c. : a thronging or crowding forward or together
  < had difficulty keeping his feet in the press and surge of the mob >
  < had been pushed out of their home territories by the press of white settlement — American Guide Series: Ind. >
2.
 a. : an apparatus or machine by which a substance is cut or shaped (as by pressing, drawing, or stamping), by which an impression of a body is taken, by which a material is compressed or packed, by which pressure is applied to a body, by which liquid is expressed, or by which a cutting tool (as a drill) is fed into the work by applied pressure — compare , , , , 
 b. : a building containing presses or a business using presses
 c. : a medieval apparatus in which an accused person refusing to plead was crushed until he yielded or died
3. : ,  — compare 
4. [press (II) ] : the act of pressing or pushing something : 
 < a press of a button >
 < a press of the hand >
 < finishes with a light press of the earth over the newly planted seed >
 < could no longer stand against the steady press of the Roman lines — A.C.Whitehead >
5. [press (II) ] : the properly smoothed and creased condition of a freshly pressed garment
 < a fabric that keeps its press >
 < a good press on these trousers >
6.
 a. : 
 b. chiefly Britain :  — compare 
 c. : the act or the process of printing
  < to see a book through the press >
 d. : a printing or publishing establishment
  < a university press >
 also : its personnel
7.
 a. : the gathering and publishing or broadcasting of news : 
  < freedom of the press >
 b. : newspapers, periodicals, and often radio and television news broadcasting regarded as a group
  < the press has three functions: to inform, to influence, and to entertain — R.E.Wolseley >
  < the American press >
  < the Democratic press >
  < the religious press >
 c. : news reporters, publishers, and broadcasters as a group
  < the press … is very apt to think in the local terms of the papers that they represent — F.D.Roosevelt >
 d. : comment or notice in newspapers and periodicals
  < the navy … is enjoying a good press — Atlantic >
8.
 a. : any of various pressure devices (as the standing press) used to compress or hold books
 b. : any of various devices used to keep sporting gear (as rackets and skis) from warping when not in use
9. [press (II) ]
 a. : a lift in weight lifting in which the weight is raised from the floor to shoulder height and then smoothly extended overhead — called also military press; compare , 
 b. : a fencer's applying of pressure against an opponent's blade in order to force an opening for an attack
 c. : a method by which a gymnast raises the body into a hand balance by using the muscles only without the aid of a kick or throw
 d. : a pressuring defense (as in basketball) employed over a part or all of the court to hinder movement of the ball and as an intensive effort to gain possession
10. : a pair of rolls between which the wet web of paper is passed to remove water and compact the sheet in papermaking
Synonyms: see 
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II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English pressen, from Middle French presser, from Old French, from Latin pressare, from pressus, past participle of premere to press; akin to Latin prelum press, wine press and perhaps to Russian peret' to press
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to bring pushing or thrusting force to bear on by means of something in direct contact : ,  : exert steady pressure on
  < found that if a telegraph key was pressed down hard a stronger current ran through the wires — Roger Burlingame >
 b. : to torture or put to death by the press
2.
 a. : to make a hostile assault on : , , 
  < enemy forces pressed the town hard on all sides >
  < single lions, past their prime … become now and then the quarry of a pack hard pressed by hunger — James Stevenson-Hamilton >
 b. : to reduce to misery or distress : , 
  < the bondslaves of our day, whom dirt and danger press — Rudyard Kipling >
 c. : to weigh upon (as mind or body) so as to cause distress or pain : 
3.
 a. : to squeeze out the juice or contents of : 
  < press grapes >
 b. : to squeeze with apparatus or instruments to a desired density, smoothness, or shape
 c. : to compact (as paper or bound or unbound books) in a press
4.
 a. : to exert influence on : , 
  < my host pressed me to drink — Allen Upward >
  < came from the dance for a few minutes to press his friend to join it — Jane Austen >
 b. : to importune urgently : try hard to persuade : , 
5. : to move by means of pressure
6.
 a. : to inculcate strongly (as an attitude or opinion) : present (a claim) earnestly : , 
  < presses upon us similar reflections — G.G.Coulton >
 b. : to insist on or request urgently (an act or procedure)
  < press a conciliatory approach on him >
7. : to follow through (a course of action) : 
 < the bridge trains were ordered to press the march at highest possible speed — P.W.Thompson >
 < must press action wherever I can, show people that I mean business when I talk about a flight across the ocean — C.A.Lindbergh b. 1902 >
8. : to clasp in affection or courtesy : 
 < pressed the visitor's hand >
 < pressed the well loved woman to him >
9. : to make or reproduce (a phonograph record) from a matrix
intransitive verb
1. : to crowd closely against or around someone or something : 
 < hundreds pressed about the performer after the show >
2. : to force or push one's way (as through a crowd or against obstruction) : strain onward : advance energetically or eagerly
3. obsolete : to strive earnestly : , 
4.
 a. : to seek urgently : , 
  < was now pressing for eight dreadnoughts, rather than six — Virginia Cowles >
 b. : to exert effort : apply pressure : 
  < pressed aggressively for power development >
5. : to require promptitude : call for action : create urgency
 < time presses >
 < let me know if anything presses >
6. : to impose a weight or burden : lie heavily
 < care pressed upon his mind >
7. : to take or hold a press
 < a fabric that presses well >
8. : to hit a golf ball with excessive impact that impairs smoothness and coordination of the stroke
Synonyms:
 , , , :  indicates application of pressure; it may apply to weighing down, pushing, thrusting, stamping, driving, or to constraining, compelling, persecuting, promoting, or urging
  < pressed the crowd back >
  < press out the grapes >
  < he pressed the agitated girl into a seat — Thomas Hardy >
  < determined to press the matter — Rose Macaulay >
  < when pressed for details he always closed his eyes — L.C.Douglas >
  < construction was therefore pressed at feverish speed — American Guide Series: Florida >
  < the Conservatives, fearing for imperial security, pressed the Labor government hard — Collier's Year Book >
   in the sense here discussed may apply to the application of any pressure or force, often actually or figuratively downward or backward
  < the weight of the roof bears on these pillars >
  < his debts bore heavily on him >
  < his activity and zeal bore down all opposition — T.B.Macaulay >
  < Clan Alpine's best are backward borne — Sir Walter Scott >
   applies to pressure on all sides to flatten or crush, to force in pressing into a small circumscribed space, to pressure, to extract, elicit, or compel
  < squeeze an orange >
  < to make newly joined officers squeeze through the narrowest shelves of a dinner wagon — J.S.Bradford >
  < to squeeze more education out of the G.I. bill — Louis Auchincloss >
  < large scale immigration during the 19th century squeezed Negro artisans and laborers out of industry — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
   may indicate forceful pushing, pressing, or packing together of people
  < never have more startling twists been crowded into the concluding scene of a melodrama — John Mason Brown >
  < I hope not too many try to crowd in here at once. It isn't a very big room — John Steinbeck >
  < at first volunteers crowded the recruiting stations, could not be used — Elsie Singmaster >
   suggests wedging in with great pressure or force, sometimes so that subsequent movement is impossible or difficult
  < jam the shirts into the suitcase >
  < an upturned boat jammed by the current against the timbers — H.G.Wells >
  < jammed in the schoolhouse and standing about fifty deep outside — American Guide Series: Maryland >
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III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: alteration (influenced by press) (II) of obsolete English prest to enlist (someone) as a soldier or sailor by giving some pay in advance, from English prest (II)
transitive verb
1. : to force (men) into service especially in the army or navy : 
 < the cutter is often mentioned … with regard to revenue work and law enforcement, in seizing illegal goods, or in pressing men for naval service — H.I.Chapelle >
2.
 a. : to take by authority (as for public or emergency use) : 
  < pressed a passing car to give chase >
 b. : to enlist the help of
  < pressed a passerby into service to warn off traffic >
intransitive verb
: to impress men as soldiers or sailors
IV. noun
(-es)
1. : impressment into service especially in a navy
2. obsolete : a warrant for impressing recruits
V. adjective
Etymology: Latin pressus, past participle of premere to press — more at  II
obsolete : , , 
VI. \ˈpres\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: origin unknown
: an East Indian tree shrew (Tupaia ferruginea)
VII. abbreviation
pressure
VIII. verb
also press flesh
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