stress

英 [stres]

美 [stres]

n.  精神压力; 心理负担; 紧张; 压力; 应力; 强调; 重要性
v.  强调; 着重; 重读; 用重音读; (使)焦虑不安，疲惫不堪

过去式：stressed　过去分词：stressed　第三人称单数：stresses　现在分词：stressing　复数：stresses　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.2093 / COCA.1731

同义词辨析

emphasisaccentstress【导航词义：强调】

tensionpressurestrainstress【导航词义：紧张，压力】

牛津词典

noun

精神压力 mental pressure
• 精神压力；心理负担；紧张
  pressure or worry caused by the problems in sb's life
  1. 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。
  2. to suffer from stress
     有精神压力
  3. coping with stress
     应对压力
  4. 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。
  5. stress-related illnesses
     与精神压力有关的疾病
  6. emotional/mental stress
     感情 / 思想负担
  7. Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness.
     心理压力常常是形成长期病的一个因素。
  8. stress management (= dealing with stress)
     对于压力的应对
物理压力 physical pressure
• 压力；应力
  pressure put on sth that can damage it or make it lose its shape
  1. 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。
  2. a stress fracture of the foot (= one caused by such pressure)
     足部应力性骨折
强调 emphasis
• 强调；重要性
  special importance given to sth
  1. She lays great stress on punctuality.
     她十分注重守时。
  2. 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。
单词；音节 on word/syllable
• 重音；重读
  an extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable
  1. We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation.
     我们学习了语音、重读和语调。
  2. primary/secondary stress
     主 / 次重音
  3. In ‘strategic’ the stress falls on the second syllable.
     strategic一词的重音在第二音节。
音乐 in music
• 加强（音）
  extra force used when making a particular sound in music
疾病 illness
• 环境恶劣引起的疾病
  illness caused by difficult physical conditions
  1. Those most vulnerable to heat stress are the elderly.
     上了年纪的人最容易因受热而生病。

verb

强调 emphasize
• 强调；着重
  to emphasize a fact, an idea, etc.
  1. He stressed the importance of a good education.
     他强调了接受良好教育的重要性。
  2. 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。
  3. ‘There is,’ Johnson stressed, ‘no real alternative.’
     约翰逊强调说：“别无真正能够替代的办法。”
  4. It must be stressed that this disease is very rare.
     必须着重指出，这种病非常罕见。
单词；音节 word/syllable
• 重读；用重音读
  to give extra force to a word or syllable when saying it
  1. You stress the first syllable in ‘happiness’.
     happiness一词重读第一个音节。
• （使）焦虑不安，疲惫不堪
  to become or make sb become too anxious or tired to be able to relax
  1. I try not to stress out when things go wrong.
     出问题时，我尽量不紧张。
  2. Driving in cities really stresses me (out).
     在城市里开车让我真的很紧张。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强调;着重指出
  If youstressa point in a discussion, you put extra emphasis on it because you think it is important.
  1. The spokesman stressed that the measures did not amount to an overall ban...
     该发言人强调这些措施并不等同于全面禁止。
  2. They also stress the need for improved employment opportunities, better transport and health care...
     他们同时也强调需要增加就业机会，改善交通和医疗保健服务。
  3. 'We're not saying we're outside and above all this,' he stresses.
     “我们并不是说我们对此不闻不问，”他强调道。
  4. Stressis also a noun.
     
  5. Japanese car makers are laying ever more stress on European sales.
     日本汽车制造商比以往任何时候都更加重视欧洲市场的销售情况。
• N-VAR 精神压力;心理负担;紧张
  If you feel understress, you feel worried and tense because of difficulties in your life.
  1. Katy could think clearly when not under stress...
     在没有精神压力的情况下凯蒂思路清晰。
  2. Of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently.
     当然，英国人将会耐心地承受这些日常压力。
  3. ...a wide range of stress-related problems.
     与精神压力有关的一系列问题
• N-VAR 压力;应力
  Stressesare strong physical pressures applied to an object.
  1. Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture.
     当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。
• VERB 重读;用重音读
  If youstressa word or part of a word when you say it, you put emphasis on it so that it sounds slightly louder.
  1. 'Sit down,' she replied, stressing each word.
     “坐下，”她一字一顿地说道。
  2. Stressis also a noun.
     
  3. ...the misplaced stress on the first syllable of this last word.
     最后这一个单词第一个音节不应重读

双语例句

• Of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently.
  当然，英国人将会耐心地承受这些日常压力。
• Stress, both human and mechanical, may also be a contributing factor.
  来自人的和机械方面的压力可能也是一个因素。
• Dieting can be bad for you, not least because it is a cause of stress
  节食可能不利于健康，相当重要的原因是它会引起精神压力。
• 'We're not saying we're outside and above all this,' he stresses.
  “我们并不是说我们对此不闻不问，”他强调道。
• He laid special stress on analysing the particularity of the contradiction.
  他重点分析了这一矛盾的特殊性。
• Stress and lack of sleep can aggravate the situation
  压力和睡眠不足会使情况恶化。
• Ask for an extra compensation payment to make up for the stress you have been caused
  为补偿你为此承受的压力，你要申请额外的补偿金。
• Stress is a fact of life from time to time for all of us.
  对我们所有人来说，精神压力常常是无从逃避的生活现实。
• Poor housing and family stress can affect both physical and mental health.
  住房条件差、家庭压力大会影响身心两方面的健康。
• Earthquakes happen when stresses in rock are suddenly released as the rocks fracture.
  当岩石碎裂时其承受的压力突然释放出来，地震就发生了。