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pressing

🇬🇧 UK/'presɪŋ/🇺🇸 US/'presiŋ/
GREB1

Definitions

adj.

Requiring immediate attention or action; urgent.

紧迫的,迫切的

n.

The application of pressure; an object shaped by a mechanical press.

压制;冲压件

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
presspress, squeeze
+
ingcontinuous / action of
=pressing

Common Collocations

  • 1.pressing issue紧迫的问题
  • 2.pressing need迫切的需求
  • 3.pressing concern当务之急
  • 4.most pressing最为紧迫的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    There are several pressing issues that the government must address immediately.

  • 2.

    The doctor had a pressing appointment and could not stay for the meeting.

  • 3.

    Climate change has become one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

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