stress

n

• ① (重物的)压力,重压<on>
  • the stress of vehicles on a bridge车辆给予一座桥的压力
  • How much stress can this floor bear [take]?这地板能够承受多少压力?

• ② (精神上的)压迫感,压力,精神的重压
  • We suffer from the stress of [the stresses and strains of] modern life.我们苦于现代生活的压力。
  • The test put a lot of stress on him [put him under a lot of stress].那项测验使他受到重大的压力。

• ③ 1逼迫,压迫2紧迫,紧急;紧张
  • under the stress of poverty为贫穷所迫
  • in times of stress在紧急时;在非常时期

• ④ 【语音】重音,重读
  • stress accent(英语等的)重音
  • I don't know where to place the stresses in this sentence.我不知道在这个句子哪些地方要读重音。
  • The stress should be on the second syllable.重音应在第二音节。

• ⑤[或作a stress]强调;重要;重点
  • lay [put, place] stress on ...强调…;着重…