- （对物体施压力） press; push down; hold down; weigh down:
press flat; flatten;
压扁
crush (to pieces);
压碎
- （使稳定; 使平静） keep under control; control; keep under; quell:
drink some hot water to ease a cough;
喝点热水把咳嗽压一压
try hard to control one's anger; hold back one's rage;
强压住心头怒火
- （压制） bring pressure to bear on; suppress; daunt; intimidate:
overwhelm people with one's power;
以势压人
Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning labels on them.
别拿大帽子压人。
- （逼近） approach; be getting near:
The 5th Regiment bore down on the enemy positions.
第五团向敌人阵地压过去。
The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
太阳压山了。
- （搁着不动） pigeonhole; shelve:
They shelve the letters and do not give them due consideration.
他们把信件压起来，不加处理。
This document was pigeonholed for quite some time.
这份公文压了不少时间。
- （下赌注） risk (money, etc.) on sth.; stake
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