Nature and human life are as various as our several constitutions.
自然和人类生活的景象在每个人眼里都是不同的。
面对压力
迎难而上
get over it~
coerce
英 [kəʊ'ɜːs] 美 [ko'ɝs]
vt. 强制,迫使
co-, 强调
-erk, 限制,保护
词源同 ark, arcane.
P.S. 嗯?这个词根是不是有眼前一亮的感觉?
没错~arcane 已经在英语单词说018期登场过,印象不是很深的同学请点“神秘的arcane”复习~
『英英释义』
vt. to persuade someone forcefully to do something that they are unwilling to do
强制,强迫;威逼,胁迫
例句
The court heard that the six defendants had been coerced into making a confession.
法庭在审理中发现6名被告曾受到逼供。
『同近义词』
pressure, enforce, oblige, compel
vt. 强制,迫使
pressure
英 ['preʃə] 美 ['prɛʃɚ]
n. 压力;压迫,[物] 压强
vt. 迫使;密封;使……增压
词根词缀:-press- 压 + -ure 名词词尾
词根:press
相当于 to press, 意为“压”
press 是个非常显现的拉丁词根,因为它成为英语的单词 press, 广为初学者所认识;来自拉丁动词 pressare, 意为 to press (压), 其动名词 pressum 的词干也是 press, 所以不存在异形根。
来源拉丁语 premere 压;它相应的希腊语词根为:baro 压,如:isobar 等压线、barometer 气压计
<衍生词汇>
1. compress
一起按 com (=together) + press (=press)
全部文章被压成一段精炼的话,即压缩 / 摘要
vt. 压缩;压紧;概括
n. 温敷布,压布
2. expressly
挤压出外边 ex (=out) + press (=press)
把自己的情感有内向外的压出来,即表达 / 表示
adv. 明白地,清楚地;特别地,特意地
3. suppress
向压 sup
清政府向下不断压制农民起义,即镇压 / 抑制
vt. 镇压,压制;隐蔽,隐藏;抑制
4. depress
*de(=down)
某人不断地向下压制你,即使沮丧 / 使消沉
v. 压下;使沮丧,使忧郁;使萧条
短语:depressed classes 印度的最下层人民
5. impressive
*im
adj. 给人深刻印象的
短语:impressive ceremony 给人深刻印象的仪式
『英英释义』
n.[ U ] the force you produce when you press something
压力
例句
1. He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.
他用力过猛,把门把手弄断了。
2. You can stop bleeding by applying pressure close to the injured area.
压住伤口边缘可以止血。
n.[ C or U ] the force that a liquid or gas produces when it presses against an area
(液体或气体产生的)压力,压强
短语
gas / water pressure
气/水压
例句
1. 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。
2. 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。
n. the act of trying to make someone else do something by arguing, persuading, etc.
压力,紧迫;催促
短语
public / political pressure
公众/政治压力
例句
1. Teachers areunderincreasing pressure to work longer hours.
教师们被迫长时间工作,压力越来越大。
2.[ + to infinitive ] 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。
3. The government is facing pressure fromenvironmental activists.
政府正面临着来自环境保护主义者的压力。
4. The Defence Secretary resigned underpressurefromthe Prime Minister (= because the Prime Minister forced him to).
国防大臣是在首相的压力下辞职的。
5. She'sputtingpressureonhim (= trying to persuade him) to get married.
她在逼他结婚。
5.formalThe international community is trying to bring pressure tobear 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。
n.[ C or U ] a difficult situation that makes you feel worriedor unhappy
压力;困扰
短语
the pressuresofwork
工作压力
例句
1. She's got a lot of pressureonher at work just now.
她现在工作压力很大。
2. Be nice to him - he's beenunder a lot of pressure recently.
对他好一点——最近他压力很大。
3. Can you work wellunder pressure?
你在压力下工作能做得好吗?
so no pressure then humorous
英英释义:something that you say when what someone has just said makes you feel that you must try very hard to do something
压力来了
例句:"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!”
n.[ U ] a situation in a football game in which attacking players are moving forward and getting closer to scoring a goal, and players from the opposing team have to work hard to stop them from scoring
(足球比赛中)一方向前进攻,临近进球,对方不得不全力防守
例句
1. Ryan Giggs put the home defence under pressure.
瑞恩·吉格斯给主场球队的防守施压。
2. 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。
vt. to strongly persuade someone to do something they do not want to do
强迫,对…施加压力
例句
She was pressured into joining the club.
她被迫加入那个俱乐部。
enforce
英 [ɪn'fɔːs; en-] 美 [ɪn'fɔrs]
vt. 实施,执行;强迫,强制
en-, 进入,使
force, 力量
词根词缀:en- 向内;使… + -forc- 力量 + -e
词根:fort / forc
相当于 strong
来自拉丁语的 fort, forc 意为strong. 同义词根有来自拉丁语的bil, firm, rob, val / vail等。
(*拉丁文 fortis (strong)——英文字根字典)
<衍生词汇>
1. enforce
en 进入 + force → 进入力量 → 强行
v. 强行;实行
2. reinforce
re 再次 + in + force → 再次增加力量
v. 加强,巩固
3. fort
n. 要塞,堡垒
4. fortress
fort + ress 通常表示女性,这里指凹进去的堡垒;参考:actress 女演员
n. 堡垒
5. fortify
fort + ify → 力量化 → 加固
v. 加固,加强
6. fortitude
fort + itude 表示状态 → 强的状态
n. 刚毅,不屈不挠
7. effort
ef 出 + fort → 出力 → 努力
n. 努力,奋发
8. forte
fort + c → 强大 → 长处
n. 长处,优点
adj.强音的
9. comfort
com 共同 + fort 强大 → 一起给力量 → 安慰
v. 安慰;舒适
10. comfortable
comfort + able
adj. 愉快舒适的
『英英释义』
vt. to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
使服从(法律);(强制)实行,执行,把…强加于
例句
1. It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
对警察来说,严格执行限速规定并不总是件易事。
2. The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
这位新教师一点都管不住学生,搞得纪律涣散。
Don't forget, a person's greatest emotional need is to feel appreciated.
莫忘记,人类情感上最大的需要是感恩。
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