0 to push something firmly, often without causing it to move permanently further away from you -- 按，压；推；挤
Can you press a little harder on my shoulders, please? 你按压我的肩膀时能再用力一点吗？
The crowd pressed against the locked doors trying to get into the building. 人群推挤着上锁的门想进到楼里去。
I'll just press these trousers. 我正要把这些裤子熨平。
to press grapes 榨葡萄汁
Over 3,000 copies of the CD were pressed and sent out to college radio stations. 录制了超过3000张激光唱片并送到各个大学的广播站。
1 to try hard to persuade someone to do something -- 敦促；逼迫；催促
[ + obj + to infinitive ] The committee pressed him to reveal more information. 委员会敦促他透露更多信息。
He's pressing me for an answer. 他逼着我作出答复。
Can I press you further on (= persuade you to say more about) this issue? 我能否要求你对这件事作进一步说明？
The family have decided not to press charges against him. 这家人决定不对他提出诉讼。
Once again he tried to press his case for promotion. 他又一次竭力要求晋升。
2 newspapers and magazines, and those parts of television and radio that broadcast news, or reporters and photographers who work for them -- 报刊；报道；新闻界；记者，新闻工作者
The incident has been widely reported in the press. 报刊广泛报道了此事。
press reporters/photographers 新闻记者／摄影师
The charity invited the press (= reporters and photographers) to a presentation of its plans for the future. 这家慈善机构邀请新闻界参加其未来计划的介绍会。
The press was out in force at the awards ceremony. 记者纷纷去采访颁奖仪式。
Freedom of the press (= the right of newspapers to publish news and opinions without being controlled by the government) must be upheld. 新闻自由必须得到捍卫。
3 a business that prints and produces books and similar things -- 出版社；印刷所
Cambridge University Press 剑桥大学出版社
5 a firm push against something using the fingers -- 按，压，推，挤
I put my money in the slot and pressed the button but nothing came out.
I pressed the buzzer and after a while someone came to the door.
Mike pressed hard on the wound and staunched the flow of blood.
The government is being widely criticized in the press for failing to limit air pollution.
The judge issued a gagging order to prevent the witnesses from speaking to the press.
Jones was censured for leaking a secret report to the press.
