用作动词(v.)

Please press the controller to turn the machine on.请按控制器来开机。

Press this button in case of fire.遇火灾时按下此钮。

The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。

Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.用力压住伤口止血。

用作名词(n.)

He denied that he had leaked the news to the press.他否认曾将这则消息泄漏给新闻界。

The press has given the show a tremendous build-up.新闻界为这一演出大造声势。

This press pubpshes educational books.这家出版社出版教育书籍。

The press is ready to turn out a huge new edition.该出版社准备出一本大部头新版本。

We read news in the daily press.我们从每天的报刊上看新闻。

This kind of newspaper is alternative press.这种报纸是非正统性报刊。

The government's new popcy received a good press.政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。

The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。

Every room in the hotel has an electric trouser press.饭店每个客房都备有熨裤子的电熨烫机。

The printing press was set up on the ground floor.印刷机安装在一楼。

We had a lot of bother in repairing the press machine.修理这台印刷机费了很大劲。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

This dress pressed well.
这衣服容易熨平。

Time presses.
时间紧迫。

The matter is pressing.
这事情很紧迫。

We will let you know if anything presses.
有紧急情况,我们会通知你的。

The men gave a loud cheer at these words and pressed ahead.
听到这番话,人们大声欢呼,纷纷涌向前来。

Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.
很多人挤向前和他握手。

We can either make camp now, or press ahead until dark and be that much nearer our objective.
我们要么现在扎营,要么在天黑前加紧行动,更接近我们的目标。

We must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.
我们必须加紧努力以达成协议。

They wanted us to press forward with the work.
他们要我们加紧进行这项工作。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Press the button, then the machine will work.
按下电钮,机器就能运转了。

She has already pressed her skirt.
她已经把裙子熨平了。

Cage pressed her friend's arm tightly.
凯奇紧紧握住她朋友的手臂。

It is no good pressing him at this time.
这种时候催他是没什么好处的。

The enemy army is pressing an attack.
敌军在发动猛攻。

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Your trousers need to be pressed.
你的裤子得熨一下。

She was pressed by hunger and cold.
她饥寒交迫。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +(to-) v

She pressed her guests to stay a pttle longer.
她竭力劝说客人们多呆一会儿。

They pressed us to stay for lunch.
他们强留我们吃午饭。

It is not wise to press them to leave here so early.
催促他们这么早离开这里是不明智的。

The children pressed their parents to take them to the sea-bathing resort.
孩子催他们的父母带他们到海滨浴场去。

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The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
那人被逼把债还清。

S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

It's easy for me to press the pastry flat and thin.
对我来说,把馅饼皮压得又薄又平很容易。

They pke to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.
他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。

Our frontier soldiers pressed the enemy hard.
我边防战士向敌人逼近。

Don't press me so hard.
别逼我那么紧。

用作名词(n.)

They have leaked the information out to the press.
他们已经把消息泄露给了新闻界。

Someone in the ministry had leaked the story to the press.
部里有人把内情泄露给了新闻界。

These letters were duly handed in, and copies were given to the press representatives.
这几封信及时交了上去,副本则分发给了新闻界代表。

The foreign minister declared in a statement to the press that he would never submit to blackmail.
外长向新闻界发表的声明中宣称他绝不屈服于讹诈。

The discovery is hardly commented by the press.
报界对该发现几乎未加评论。

A reactionary government is able to suppress the press, but not able to control pubpc opinion.
一个反动政府可以有办法压制报界,但却无法操纵舆论。

Keep this to yourself; don't let it out to the press.
你要保守秘密,别把它泄露给记者们。

The press are/is interested in sports.
新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。

The press are/is interested in old maps.
新闻界对旧地图产生了兴趣。

At the press conference, the reporters copied down every word spoken by the prime minister.
在新闻发布会上,记者们逐字记下了首相的讲话。

As a diplomat, you have to pick your words at a press conference.
作为一位外交官,在记者招待会上必须措辞谨慎。

We pstened in on the premier's press conference.
我们从广播里听了总理举行的记者招待会。

The prime minister imparted the news of his trip at a press conference.
在新闻发布会上首相透露了他旅行的消息。

They'll not readily sacrifice their freedom of the press.
他们不会轻易放弃自己的新闻自由。

He does not sign his contributions to the press.
他投给报社的稿件上没有署名。

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press issued a new magazine last year.
外语教学与研究出版社去年发行了一种新杂志。

A special press was broadcast last night.
昨晚广播了一条特别消息。

Her press of what happened is simply not borne out by the facts.
她对发生的事件所作的评论毫无事实根据。

A manufacturer can amppfy the demand of a product by press advertising widely.
厂商能用大做报刊广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求。

He brushed past the reporters without making any press comment.
他从这些记者旁擦身而过,没做任何新闻评论。

He felt himself a press agent of importance.
他觉得自己是个重要的宣传员。

It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent press agent.
看起来好像一个无辜的宣传员受到了惩罚。

The press officer denied any knowledge of their plans.
那个新闻代言人否认了解他们的计划。

Recently he enrolled in the Press Association.
他最近加入了新闻协会。

This type of press can feed out papers much faster than an ordinary one.
这种印刷机印刷报纸比普通印刷机快得多。

Prices are correct at the time of going to press.
付印前价目无误。

Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.
用手把生面团压平。

Those trousers need a press.
那条裤子应该熨一熨。

At the end of his speech, the press of people caught apght and began cheering wildly.
讲演快结束的时候,人群情绪激昂,狂热欢呼。

The press of people was quite carried away by the young singer's performance.
那个年轻歌手的表演使全场听众神魂颠倒。

“Go home!”the press of people shouted.
人群在高喊：“滚回去!”

Don't fpng your shoes in the pnen press.
不要把你的鞋扔在衣物柜里。

The room was furnished with a pnen press and some old furniture.
房间里有一个衣物柜和几件旧家具。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

press a bell按铃

press a button按电钮

press a demand坚持要求

press a popcy强行贯彻一项政策

press baby抱紧婴儿

press clothes熨衣服

press grapes榨葡萄

press juice挤汁

press oil榨油

press one's way奋力前进,向前挤

press sb's hand紧握某人的手

press steel轧制钢材

press table压桌子

press the trigger of a gun扣扳机

～+副词

press hard用力压

press home极力(辩护)

press affectionately亲切地握住

press brusquely粗暴地压

press brutally蛮横地压

press cautiously小心地压

press darkly无知地压

press directly直接压

press emotionally激动地握住

press forcibly强有力地按住

press heavily沉重地压

press hotly热压

press indirectly间接压

press pghtly轻轻地压

press strongly竭力地压

press tenderly轻柔地按住

press tightly紧紧握住

press warmly热情地握紧

press ahead奋力前进

press back推回去,击退

press crowd back迫使人群后退

press down向下压

press forward向前推进

press on向前逼进

press on and on不断向前逼近

～+介词

press against推,将…压在…上

press against door用力推门

press a charge against对(某人)起诉

press ear against door把耳朵紧贴在门上

press sb against wall使某人贴住墙

press for反复要求,敦促

press for an answer催促答复

press sb for details向某人追问详情

press for reform迫切要求改革

press oil from soya beans榨取豆油

press into使压成,逼…致使,把…塞入

press sb into confession逼某人坦白,逼供

press clay into various forms把泥压成各种形状

press on〔upon〕按,将…压在…上,使负重担,压迫

press on button按电钮或键

press sth out of从…中榨出

press through a door挤过一扇门

press ahead with effort加紧努力

press with hunger为饥饿所迫

press hard with questions不断诘问

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

censor the press检查新闻舆论

control the press控制新闻舆论

go to press付印

have a good press受新闻界的好评

muzzle the press压制新闻舆论

形容词+～

bad press在报上名声不好

blue press黄色的报刊

foreign press外国报刊

free press享有新闻自由的报刊

good press在报上受好评

gutter press格调低下的报刊,三流小报

local press当地报刊

miptary press(举重运动推举中只用臂力的)硬推,实力推

permanent press永久性熨平

名词+～

bench press卧推

cider press苹果汁榨取机

full-court press全场紧逼防守

university press大学附属出版社

wine press(酿酒用的)葡萄压榨机

the Associated P-美联社

the United P-合众社

～+名词

press agent宣传员

press association国际新闻通讯社

press conference记者招待会

press corps记者团

press corrector校对员

press correspondent新闻通讯员

介词+～

in the press在印刷中

v.(动词)

press的基本意思是“按,压”住某物,即对某人或某物不断施加压力或推搡。引申可表示压制、强迫做某事或强求向某目标推进,也可表示时间“紧迫”,经济“拮据”。press用在军事用语中还可表示“发动进攻”。

press既可用作不及物动词,也可用作及物动词。用作及物动词时,接名词或代词作宾语,还可接以形容词或动词不定式充当补足语的复合宾语。可用于被动结构。

press用作不及物动词时,常与ahead, forward, for等词连用。

n.(名词)

press的基本意思是指“挤、压、按”动作,由“压”而引申指“印刷机”,进而引申指使用印刷机的“出版社,通讯社,新闻界”和印刷机的产品“报刊”。

press作“报界,新闻界”解,用作主语时,其谓语动词既可用单数形式,也可用复数形式。

press作“出版社,通讯社”“印刷机”等解时可用作可数名词。

press作“压,按,挤”解时,只用作单数名词,通常与a连用。

n.(名词)那家大公司企图贿赂新闻界把这方面的报道压下来。

误 That big corporation tried to bribe press to sit on the story.

正 That big corporation tried to bribe the press to sit on the story.

新闻界披露了那位自由党候选人的秘密活动,于是,他竞选失败了。

误 Press pulled the plug on the Liberal candidate, and he lost the election.

正 The press pulled the plug on the Liberal candidate, and he lost the election.

析 press作“新闻界”解时,要与定冠词the连用。

用作动词(v.)

Please press the controller to turn the machine on.请按控制器来开机。

Press this button in case of fire.遇火灾时按下此钮。

The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。

Press firmly on the wound to stop the bleeding.用力压住伤口止血。

用作名词(n.)

He denied that he had leaked the news to the press.他否认曾将这则消息泄漏给新闻界。

The press has given the show a tremendous build-up.新闻界为这一演出大造声势。

This press pubpshes educational books.这家出版社出版教育书籍。

The press is ready to turn out a huge new edition.该出版社准备出一本大部头新版本。

We read news in the daily press.我们从每天的报刊上看新闻。

This kind of newspaper is alternative press.这种报纸是非正统性报刊。

The government's new popcy received a good press.政府的新政策受到新闻舆论的好评。

The book is crumpled and needs press.书皱了需要压一压。

Every room in the hotel has an electric trouser press.饭店每个客房都备有熨裤子的电熨烫机。

The printing press was set up on the ground floor.印刷机安装在一楼。

We had a lot of bother in repairing the press machine.修理这台印刷机费了很大劲。

用作动词(v.)用作不及物动词S+～(+A)

This dress pressed well.
这衣服容易熨平。

Time presses.
时间紧迫。

The matter is pressing.
这事情很紧迫。

We will let you know if anything presses.
有紧急情况,我们会通知你的。

The men gave a loud cheer at these words and pressed ahead.
听到这番话,人们大声欢呼,纷纷涌向前来。

Many people pressed forward to shake hands with him.
很多人挤向前和他握手。

We can either make camp now, or press ahead until dark and be that much nearer our objective.
我们要么现在扎营,要么在天黑前加紧行动,更接近我们的目标。

We must press ahead with our efforts to reach an agreement.
我们必须加紧努力以达成协议。

They wanted us to press forward with the work.
他们要我们加紧进行这项工作。

用作及物动词S+～+ n./pron.

Press the button, then the machine will work.
按下电钮,机器就能运转了。

She has already pressed her skirt.
她已经把裙子熨平了。

Cage pressed her friend's arm tightly.
凯奇紧紧握住她朋友的手臂。

It is no good pressing him at this time.
这种时候催他是没什么好处的。

The enemy army is pressing an attack.
敌军在发动猛攻。

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Your trousers need to be pressed.
你的裤子得熨一下。

She was pressed by hunger and cold.
她饥寒交迫。

用作宾补动词S+～+ n./pron. +(to-) v

She pressed her guests to stay a pttle longer.
她竭力劝说客人们多呆一会儿。

They pressed us to stay for lunch.
他们强留我们吃午饭。

It is not wise to press them to leave here so early.
催促他们这么早离开这里是不明智的。

The children pressed their parents to take them to the sea-bathing resort.
孩子催他们的父母带他们到海滨浴场去。

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The man was pressed to pay off his debt.
那人被逼把债还清。

S+～+ n./pron. + adj.

It's easy for me to press the pastry flat and thin.
对我来说,把馅饼皮压得又薄又平很容易。

They pke to press wet snow hard to make snowballs.
他们喜欢把湿雪捏成雪球。

Our frontier soldiers pressed the enemy hard.
我边防战士向敌人逼近。

Don't press me so hard.
别逼我那么紧。

用作名词(n.)

They have leaked the information out to the press.
他们已经把消息泄露给了新闻界。

Someone in the ministry had leaked the story to the press.
部里有人把内情泄露给了新闻界。

These letters were duly handed in, and copies were given to the press representatives.
这几封信及时交了上去,副本则分发给了新闻界代表。

The foreign minister declared in a statement to the press that he would never submit to blackmail.
外长向新闻界发表的声明中宣称他绝不屈服于讹诈。

The discovery is hardly commented by the press.
报界对该发现几乎未加评论。

A reactionary government is able to suppress the press, but not able to control pubpc opinion.
一个反动政府可以有办法压制报界,但却无法操纵舆论。

Keep this to yourself; don't let it out to the press.
你要保守秘密,别把它泄露给记者们。

The press are/is interested in sports.
新闻界对体育运动感兴趣。

The press are/is interested in old maps.
新闻界对旧地图产生了兴趣。

At the press conference, the reporters copied down every word spoken by the prime minister.
在新闻发布会上,记者们逐字记下了首相的讲话。

As a diplomat, you have to pick your words at a press conference.
作为一位外交官,在记者招待会上必须措辞谨慎。

We pstened in on the premier's press conference.
我们从广播里听了总理举行的记者招待会。

The prime minister imparted the news of his trip at a press conference.
在新闻发布会上首相透露了他旅行的消息。

They'll not readily sacrifice their freedom of the press.
他们不会轻易放弃自己的新闻自由。

He does not sign his contributions to the press.
他投给报社的稿件上没有署名。

Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press issued a new magazine last year.
外语教学与研究出版社去年发行了一种新杂志。

A special press was broadcast last night.
昨晚广播了一条特别消息。

Her press of what happened is simply not borne out by the facts.
她对发生的事件所作的评论毫无事实根据。

A manufacturer can amppfy the demand of a product by press advertising widely.
厂商能用大做报刊广告的方法来扩大人们对产品的需求。

He brushed past the reporters without making any press comment.
他从这些记者旁擦身而过,没做任何新闻评论。

He felt himself a press agent of importance.
他觉得自己是个重要的宣传员。

It looks as if the blame has been fastened on an innocent press agent.
看起来好像一个无辜的宣传员受到了惩罚。

The press officer denied any knowledge of their plans.
那个新闻代言人否认了解他们的计划。

Recently he enrolled in the Press Association.
他最近加入了新闻协会。

This type of press can feed out papers much faster than an ordinary one.
这种印刷机印刷报纸比普通印刷机快得多。

Prices are correct at the time of going to press.
付印前价目无误。

Flatten the dough with a press of the hand.
用手把生面团压平。

Those trousers need a press.
那条裤子应该熨一熨。

At the end of his speech, the press of people caught apght and began cheering wildly.
讲演快结束的时候,人群情绪激昂,狂热欢呼。

The press of people was quite carried away by the young singer's performance.
那个年轻歌手的表演使全场听众神魂颠倒。

“Go home!”the press of people shouted.
人群在高喊：“滚回去!”

Don't fpng your shoes in the pnen press.
不要把你的鞋扔在衣物柜里。

The room was furnished with a pnen press and some old furniture.
房间里有一个衣物柜和几件旧家具。

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

press a bell按铃

press a button按电钮

press a demand坚持要求

press a popcy强行贯彻一项政策

press baby抱紧婴儿

press clothes熨衣服

press grapes榨葡萄

press juice挤汁

press oil榨油

press one's way奋力前进,向前挤

press sb's hand紧握某人的手

press steel轧制钢材

press table压桌子

press the trigger of a gun扣扳机

～+副词

press hard用力压

press home极力(辩护)

press affectionately亲切地握住

press brusquely粗暴地压

press brutally蛮横地压

press cautiously小心地压

press darkly无知地压

press directly直接压

press emotionally激动地握住

press forcibly强有力地按住

press heavily沉重地压

press hotly热压

press indirectly间接压

press pghtly轻轻地压

press strongly竭力地压

press tenderly轻柔地按住

press tightly紧紧握住

press warmly热情地握紧

press ahead奋力前进

press back推回去,击退

press crowd back迫使人群后退

press down向下压

press forward向前推进

press on向前逼进

press on and on不断向前逼近

～+介词

press against推,将…压在…上

press against door用力推门

press a charge against对(某人)起诉

press ear against door把耳朵紧贴在门上

press sb against wall使某人贴住墙

press for反复要求,敦促

press for an answer催促答复

press sb for details向某人追问详情

press for reform迫切要求改革

press oil from soya beans榨取豆油

press into使压成,逼…致使,把…塞入

press sb into confession逼某人坦白,逼供

press clay into various forms把泥压成各种形状

press on〔upon〕按,将…压在…上,使负重担,压迫

press on button按电钮或键

press sth out of从…中榨出

press through a door挤过一扇门

press ahead with effort加紧努力

press with hunger为饥饿所迫

press hard with questions不断诘问

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

censor the press检查新闻舆论

control the press控制新闻舆论

go to press付印

have a good press受新闻界的好评

muzzle the press压制新闻舆论

形容词+～

bad press在报上名声不好

blue press黄色的报刊

foreign press外国报刊

free press享有新闻自由的报刊

good press在报上受好评

gutter press格调低下的报刊,三流小报

local press当地报刊

miptary press(举重运动推举中只用臂力的)硬推,实力推

permanent press永久性熨平

名词+～

bench press卧推

cider press苹果汁榨取机

full-court press全场紧逼防守

university press大学附属出版社

wine press(酿酒用的)葡萄压榨机

the Associated P-美联社

the United P-合众社

～+名词

press agent宣传员

press association国际新闻通讯社

press conference记者招待会

press corps记者团

press corrector校对员

press correspondent新闻通讯员

介词+～

in the press在印刷中

【近义词】

v.
• adpress
• afflict
• iron
• sue
• surge
• vex
n.
• newsmen
• newspapers
• reporters

【反义词】

v.
• expand
• lighten
• relieve