pressed

英 [prest]

美 [prest]

adj.  (时间、资金等)紧缺，短绌; 压平的; 压扁的
v.  (被)压，挤，推，施加压力; 按，压(使启动); 将…塞进; 把…按入
press的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：pressed　过去式：pressed　

BNC.16857 / COCA.19307

牛津词典

adj.

• （时间、资金等）紧缺，短绌
  not having enough of sth, especially time or money
  1. I'm really pressed for cash at the moment.
     眼下我真的缺钱。
• 压平的；压扁的
  made flat using force or a heavy object
  1. pictures made with pressed flowers
     用压花制作的画
  2. neatly pressed trousers
     熨得平平整整的西裤

柯林斯词典

• See also:Are you pressed for time, Mr Bayliss? If not, I suggest we have lunch.hard-pressed

英英释义

adj

• compacted by ironing

双语例句

• There was no-one at the reception desk, so he pressed a bell for service.
  接待处一个人也没有，于是他按了服务铃。
• I pressed my parents until they finally gave in and registered me for skating classes
  我不断缠着父母，直到他们最终让步，给我报了溜冰班。
• She pressed down the lid.
  她把盖子按了下去。
• All I had was money, which I pressed on her reluctant mother
  我就只有钱了，她母亲虽然不愿接受，我还是硬塞给了她。
• Something cold and hard pressed into the back of his neck.
  一个冰冷梆硬的东西顶在了他的脖梗儿上。
• He pressed on in the hope that a few others would join him. The tactic paid off.
  他硬着头皮干下去，希望能有几个人加入进来。这一招奏效了。
• I pressed the juice of half a lemon into a glass of water.
  我用手将半个柠檬的汁挤入一杯水中。
• I selected a file and pressed the Delete key.
  我选定了一个文件，按下了删除键。
• All macros can be set to run when a hot key is pressed.
  所有宏的运行都可以设定为热键操作。
• She pressed back against the door until it swung inwards
  她用背顶门，直到门向内打开。