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stress

英[stres] 美[strɛs]
  • n. 压力;强调;紧张;重要性;重读
  • vt. 强调;使紧张;加压力于;用重音读
  • n. (Stress)人名;(意)斯特雷斯

英英释意


1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
"he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
"he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
"stress is a vasoconstrictor"
3. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body;
"the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
4. special emphasis attached to something;
"the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
5. difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;
"she endured the stresses and strains of life"
"he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger"- R.J.Samuelson