1.*pressure ['preʃə]
n. 压力;压强
public pressure 公众压力
gas/water pressure 气压/水压
2.*impress [ɪm'pres]
vi. 给……留下深刻印象
He tried to impress his teachers by using big words in all his essays.
他试图在文章中用一些大词让老师印象深刻。
impression n. 印象
impressive n. 令人印象深刻的
3.*express [ɪk'spres]
vt. 表达;表示;表现
adj. 快速的
n. 快车;快递
Children often express themselves in painting.
孩子们经常通过画画来表达内心的感受。
an express train 特快列车
EMS: Express Mail Service (邮政)特快专递服务
expression n. 表达,表情
expressive adj. 富有表情的,有表现力的
4.*depress [dɪ'pres]
vt. 使忧郁,使沮丧;使萧条,使不景气
It depresses me to think that I’ll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years’ time.
想到10年后很可能还在干同样的工作我就感到非常沮丧。
depressed adj. 沮丧的
depression n. 沮丧,抑郁;萧条;洼地
5.slack [slæk]
adj. 不紧的,松的
n. 松弛,不紧
economic slack 经济萧条
6.*gloomy ['gluːmɪ]
adj. 昏暗的;阴郁的,沮丧的
a gloomy room 阴暗的房间
gloomy weather 阴沉的天气
gloomy mood 愁绪
7.suppress [sə'pres]
vt. (武力)镇压,压制,压抑
She couldn’t suppress her anger/annoyance/delight.
她无法抑制内心的愤怒/气恼/喜悦。
8.compress [kəm'pres]
v. 压缩,压紧;精简
The course compresses two year’s training into six intensive months.
这项课程把两年的培训内容压缩成6个月的强化训练。
compressed air 压缩空气
9.oppress [ə'pres]
vt. 压迫
For years now, the people have been oppressed by a ruthless dictator.
多年来,人们一直处于残暴的独裁者的压迫之下。
oppression n. 压迫;压抑
10.repression [rɪ'preʃən]
n.(尤指通过武力进行的)镇压,压制;压抑,抑制
political repression 政治高压
an attitude of unhealthy sexual repression 不利于健康的性压抑态度
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