1. | [u][c] 精神压力；心理负担；紧张pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb's life |
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress . 人在压力之下，办事情就容易出差错。 | |
to suffer from stress 有精神压力 | |
coping with stress 应对压力 | |
She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. 她承受不了作为一个公众人物的生活压力和紧张。 | |
stress-related illnesses 与精神压力有关的疾病 | |
emotional/mental stress 情感╱精神压力 | |
Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness. 心理压力常常是形成长期疾病的一个因素。 | |
stress management(= dealing with stress) 对于压力的应对 |
2. | [u][c] ~ (on sth) 压力；应力pressure put on sth that can damage it or make it lose its shape |
When you have an injury you start putting stress on other parts of your body. 一旦受伤，你便会让身体其他部位受力。 | |
a stress fracture of the foot(= one caused by such pressure) 足部应力性骨折 |
3. | [u] ~ (on sth) 强调；重要性special importance given to sth |
She lays great stress on punctuality. 她十分注重守时。 | |
I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality. 我认为公司对成本强调有余，而对质量重视不足。 |
4. | [u][c] 重音；重读an extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable |
We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation. 我们学习了语音、重读和语调。 | |
primary/secondary stress 主重音；次重音 | |
In ‘strategic’ the stress falls on the second syllable. strategic 一词的重音在第二音节。 |
5. | [u][c] 加强（音）extra force used when making a particular sound in music |
6. | [u] 环境恶劣引起的疾病illness caused by difficult physical conditions |
Those most vulnerable to heat stress are the elderly. 上了年纪的人最容易因受热而生病。 |
1. | [t] 强调；着重to emphasize a fact, an idea, etc. |
He stressed the importance of a good education. 他强调了接受良好教育的重要性。 | |
I must stress that everything I've told you is strictly confidential. 我必须强调，我告诉你的一切都要严加保密。 | |
‘There is,’ Johnson stressed, ‘no real alternative.’ 约翰逊强调说：“别无真正能够替代的办法。” | |
It must be stressed that this disease is very rare. 必须着重指出，这种病非常罕见。 | |
I cannot stress too much how important this is. 这事的重要性我不用再三强调。 |
2. | [t] ~ sth 重读；用重音读to give extra force to a word or syllable when saying it |
You stress the first syllable in ‘happiness’. happiness 一词重读第一个音节。 |
3. | [i][t] （使）焦虑不安，疲惫不堪to become or make sb become too anxious or tired to be able to relax |
I try not to stress out when things go wrong. 出问题时，我尽量不紧张。 | |
Driving in cities really stresses me (out). 在城市里开车让我真的很紧张。 |
