pressure

He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.

他用力过猛，把门把手弄断了。

You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area.

压住伤口边缘可以止血。

gas/water pressure

气／水压

The new material allows the company to make gas pipes which withstand higher pressures.

新材料使得公司可以生产出耐压力更强的输气管道。

The gas is stored under pressure (= in a container which keeps it at a higher pressure than it would usually have).

这种气体是加压贮存的。

public/political pressure

公众／政治压力

Teachers are under increasing pressure to work longer hours.

教师们被迫长时间工作，压力越来越大。

Pressure to abandon the new motorway is increasing.

要求放弃修建这条新的高速公路的呼声与日俱增。

The government is facing pressure from environmental activists.

政府正面临着来自环境保护主义者的压力。

The Defence Secretary resigned under pressure from the Prime Minister (= because the Prime Ministerforced him to).

国防大臣是在首相的压力下辞职的。

She's putting pressure on him (= trying to persuade him) to get married.

她在逼他结婚。

The international community is trying to bring pressure to bear on the government (= trying to persuade them) to resolve the situation.

国际社会正试图说服该国政府解决问题。

She's got a lot of pressure on her at work just now.

她现在工作压力很大。

Be nice to him – he's been under a lot of pressure recently.

对他好一点——最近他压力很大。

Can you work well under pressure?

你在压力下工作能做得好吗？

the pressures of work

工作压力

“These exams are the most important of all.” “Oh, so no pressure then!”

“这些考试是所有考试中最重要的。”“哦！有压力了吧！”

Ryan Giggs put the home defence under pressure.

瑞恩·吉格斯给主场球队的防守施压。

Playing four forwards puts too much pressure on the defence.

派出四名前锋会对防守造成太大压力。

She was pressured into joining the club.

她被迫加入那个俱乐部。