pressed
🇬🇧 UK/prɛst/🇺🇸 US/prest/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Under pressure or strain; flattened or smoothed by pressing; hard-pressed for time or resources.
紧迫的;受压的;熨平的
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.pressed for time时间紧迫
- 2.hard pressed处境艰难
- 3.pressed suit熨烫过的西装
- 4.pressed for resources资源匮乏
Example Sentences
- 1.
She was pressed for time and had to skip lunch to finish the report.
- 2.
He arrived in a neatly pressed suit, looking sharp for the interview.
- 3.
The team was hard pressed to meet the deadline after losing two members.