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pressured into making a hasty
decision. XHM® g [also VN to inf]
SYNONYMS
pressure
stress ♦ tension ♦ strain
These are all words for the feelings of anxiety caused by the problems
in sb’s life. hftfMl'
pressure difficulties and feelings
of anxiety that are caused by the need to achieve sth or to behave in a
particular way
^XGXCAIIdtEA, 'Mfc: She was unable to attend because of the
pressures of work. &
Mo
stress pressure or anxiety caused
by the problems in sb’s life 5SS
stress-related illnesses
PRESSURE OR STRESS? ffl
pressure && stress ?
It is common to say that sb is suffering from stress, while pressure may be the
thing that causes stress. X
Xfrtf'f’HEA'M suffer from stress, W pressure Xtaii J&Fkti ( stress )
tension a feeling of anxiety and
stress that makes it impossible to relax JUfgtMUt:
nervous
tension
strain pressure on sb/sth because
they have too much to do or manage; the problems, worry or anxiety that this
produces
: / found it a strain looking after four children.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS
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to cause stress/tension/strain
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cope with/deal with/handle the pressure/stress/
tension/strain
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to relieve/ease the pressure/stress/tension/strain
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to be suffering from stress/tension
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to be under pressure/stress/strain
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considerable pressure/stress/tension/strain
pressure cooker noun 1 a strong metal pot with
a tight lid, that cooks food quickly by steam under high pressure i8}J3E^; HE/— picture o pan 2 a situation that is
difficult or dangerous because people are likely to become anxious or violent — M
pressure group noun a group of people who
try to influence the government and ordinary people’s opinions in order to
achieve the action they want, for example a change in a law
SI lip 12 U|r]
#J H W-
) : the environmental
pressure group ‘Greenpeace’
'pressure point noun 1 a place on the surface of the body that
is sensitive to pressure, for example where an artery can be pressed against a
bone to stop the loss of blood ; fiE^^ 2 a
place or situation where
there is likely to be trouble )
pressure suit noun a suit which can be
filled with air, used to protect the person wearing it from low air pressure,
for example while flying a plane very high in the atmosphere ifJBEM, XflBEM ( )
pres sur ize (BrE also -ise) /'prejaraiz/ verb 1 (BrE) (also pres-sure NAmE, BrE) [often passive] ~ sb (into
sth/into doing sth) to persuade sb to do sth, especially by
making them feel that they have to or should do it il it; f£iliXf#£: [VN] She was pressurized
into accepting the job. MMillJciSTiifftlfK 0 [VN to inf]
He
felt that he was being pressurized to resign.
[VN] [usually passive] to keep the air pressure in
a
submarine, an aircraft, etc. the
same as it is on earth f£ ( MM, ►
pres-sur-iza-tion,
-isation Aprejarai'zeijn; NAmE -ra'z-/ noun [U]
pres-tige /pre’sti:3/ noun, adj.
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noun [U] the respect and
admiration that sb/sth has because of their social position, or what they have
done Bfc; PM; AS EEE1 status : personal prestige X
There is a lot of prestige attached to owning a car
like this. fcH&o o jobs
with low prestige I#
■ adj. [only before noun] 1 that brings respect
and admiration; important ^Af ^ # IS ; Jf ^ :
a prestige job 2 admired and respected
because it looks important
and expensive & Eft; *1 Eft; BQCI luxury: a prestige car
nx #
prestigious /pre'stid30s/ adj. [usually before noun] respected and admired
as very important or of very high quality X 11 Eft; . 7s # ilJ Eft: a
prestigious award 0 a prestigious university £J#A^
presto /'prestau; NAmE 'prestou/ exclamation, adv., adj.,
noun
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exclamation [NAmE) - hey presto
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adv., adj. (used as an
instruction in a piece of music
very quickly MM
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noun [pi. -os) a piece of music that
should be performed
very quickly MMfc ffi ( , XI* )- '
pre sum ably 0"w /pri'zjuimabli; NAmE-'zu:-/ adv. used to say that you
think that sth is probably true fg ojf^; AfH; Presumably this is
where the accident happened. 0
You’ll
be taking
the car, presumably? 71 ic|K ^XT? 0 I
couldn’t concentrate,
presumably because I was so tired.
pre sume /pri'zjuim; NAmE -'zu:m/ verb 1 to suppose that
sth is true, although you do not have actual proof fgU&; {[£aE BQC3 assume: [V] They are very
expensive, I presume? 0 ‘Is he still
abroad?’
‘I presume so. ’ i “ ftfeiXXffl ? A “f£ *J, «E 0 ”
o [V
(that)] I presumed (that) he understood the rules. ftfflpj] fiiillo 0 [VN that] Little is known of the
youngest son; it is presumed that he died young. XU
xiftjix- o[vNtoint]
I presumed him to be her husband. 3% ^ 3S Mfe 3t
Ao 2 to accept that sth is true until it is shown not
to be true, especially in court ffX; fgtX: [VN-ADJ] Twelve passengers are
missing, presumed dead, X—
, X £ ft X H /I o o In English law, a
person is presumed innocent until proved guilty.
0[VN] We must
presume innocence until we
have proof of guilt. /EiSEX^
xa^pxix [also vn
to m
2
[VN] [formal) to accept sth as true
or existing and to act on that basis X; i£ ; {gti£: The course seems to
presume some previous knowledge of the subject. X f ]
3
[V to inf]
(formal) to behave in a way
that shows a lack of respect by doing sth that you have no right to do $ ff; ff
^ : I
wouldn’t presume to tell you how to run your own business. g £
pre'sume on/upon sb/sth (formal) to make use of sb’s
friendship by asking them for more than you should MM ( [+ to inf] I felt it
would be presuming on our
personal relationship to keep asking her for help. jmm
&A£1t0
pre sump tion /pri'ZAmpJn/ noun 1 [C] something that is thought to be true
or probable RTffefll)#;
^ ^ : There is a general
presumption that the doctor knows best. — AEXJITif'li2
[u] (formal)
behaviour that is too confident
and shows a lack of respect for other people Al; $IIA3[U,C]
(law W) the act of supposing
that sth is true, although it has not yet been proved or is not certain H®;
jg®; fix : Everyone is entitled to the presumption of innocence
until they are proved to be guilty. #
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