pressures

pressures

名词 pressure:

the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)

同义词:pressure, pressure level, force per unit area

a force that compels

同义词:pressure

the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure

同义词:press, pressure, pressing

the state of demanding notice or attention

同义词:imperativeness, insistence, insistency, press, pressure

the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin

同义词:pressure, pressure sensation

an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress

同义词:pressure

动词 pressure:

to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city"

同义词:coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force

exert pressure on someone through threats

同义词:blackmail, blackjack, pressure

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