press
Definitions
To push firmly against something
按，压，挤
To urge or try hard to persuade someone
敦促，催逼
To make clothes smooth with an iron
熨平（衣物）
Newspapers and journalists as a whole
新闻界，报界，媒体
A machine for printing or for applying pressure
印刷机；压力机
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe bare root, from Latin premere 'to press.' The verb keeps the literal squeeze and adds 'urge' (press someone for an answer). The noun 'the press' (media) is the same word as the printing press — the machine that pressed ink onto paper named the whole industry.
Root press still carries 89 more wordsWhy It Means This
Why does 'the press' mean journalism? In the era of movable type, news reached people only after words were physically pressed onto paper by a printing press. The machine stood for the whole trade, and even now that printing is digital, the name 'the press' has stuck for newspapers and reporters.
Common Collocations
- 1.press a button按按钮
- 2.press charges提起诉讼
- 3.freedom of the press新闻自由
- 4.press conference新闻发布会
- 5.press for敦促，催逼
Example Sentences
- 1.
Just press the green button to start the machine.
- 2.
Reporters from the press crowded around the entrance.
- 3.
She kept pressing him for a clear answer.
- 4.
The mayor held a press conference this morning.