喜樂美語

核心畫面

You can hold pressure as one thing pressing steadily against another — a hand pushing on a door, weight bearing down on a surface. From that one physical push the word spreads two ways: the literal force of things pressing on things, and the felt force of circumstances or people pressing on a person.

可以想成一個東西穩穩地壓在另一個東西上——手推著門、重物壓在桌面上的那股力。從這個實實在在的「推壓」出發，這個字往兩…更多收起可以想成一個東西穩穩地壓在另一個東西上——手推著門、重物壓在桌面上的那股力。從這個實實在在的「推壓」出發，這個字往兩邊長：一邊是物理上東西壓著東西的力，一邊是處境或別人「壓」在一個人身上、讓他喘不過氣的那種感覺。

Three branches

物理的壓力 · 推壓的力

這一支就是核心畫面最素樸的樣子：一個東西實際壓在另一個東西上的力，從手指的按壓一路到大氣的重量。

physical force or weight · noun · B2

The force or weight that one thing pushes onto another.

壓力 / 壓迫力

壓在人身上的力 · 心理與處境的壓力

把實體的「壓」搬到人身上：不再是重物壓桌面，而是事情、責任、處境壓在一個人心上，那股看不見卻真實的負荷。

stress from having too much to do · noun · B2

A worried, stressed feeling caused by having too many things to do or worry about.

壓力 / 緊繃

施壓（動詞）

把「施壓」這個動作直接當動詞用——同樣是把力推到一個人身上，逼他就範。

pressure (coerce someone) · verb · B2

To try to make someone do something by making them feel they have to.

逼迫 / 施壓

原始詞典資料9 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

pressurenoun/ˈpɹɛʃə/

  • 1

    A pressing; a force applied to a surface.

    • Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
  • 2

    natural-sciencesphysical-sciencesphysicsThe amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.

  • 3

    An amount of pressure.

    • the throttle valve should be partially closed which will allow a pressure of steam to accumulate and so determine at once the true water-level
  • 4

    A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.

    • the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
    • When the pressure of danger was not felt.
  • 5

    Distress.

    • She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
    • My people's pressures are grievous.
  • 6

    Urgency.

    • the pressure of business
  • 7

    obsoleteImpression; stamp; character impressed.

    • All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.

pressureverb/ˈpɹɛʃə/

  • 1

    To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.

    • Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.

這個拼法也被記錄為下列字的變化形：

資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。