1 [C,U] worry and pressure that is caused by having too much to deal with 精神压力;思想负担:
He's been under a lot of stresssince his wife went into hospital.自从妻子进医院后,他便承受着很大的压力。
Look at trauma. 参看trauma。
2 [U] stress (on sth) the special attention that you give to sth because you think it is important 强调:
We should put more stresson preventing crime.我们应更加重视防止犯罪活动。
3 [C,U] (a) stress (on sth) the force that you put on a particular word or part of a word when you speak 重读;重音:
In the word ‘dictionary’ the stress is on the first syllable, ‘dic’.dictionary这个词的重音在第一个音节dic。
4 [C,U] a physical force that may cause sth to bend or break (使物体弯曲或折断的)压力:
Heavy lorries put too much stresson this bridge.重型卡车使这座桥承受太大的压力。
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/stres ||; strɛs/verb
[T] to give sth special force or attention because it is important 强调:
The minister stressed the need for a peaceful solution.部长强调和平解决的必要性。Which syllable is stressed in this word?这个词哪个音节重读? [SYN] emphasize 同义词为emphasize