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pressured

UK/'preʃəd/US/'preʃəd/
A2

Definitions

adj.

Feeling stress, strain, or coercion to act

感到压力的;被迫的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
presspress, squeeze
+
-edact, process, result
=pressured

press (squeeze, push) + -ed. The participle of pressure used as an adjective: a person who is being pressed by demands feels 'pressured.'

Root press still carries 89 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.feel pressured感到压力
  • 2.pressured into被迫做某事
  • 3.pressured decision仓促的决定

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    She felt pressured into signing the contract before reading it.

  • 2.

    Don't make a pressured decision you'll regret later.

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