peer pressure

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Inducement or influence by one's peers. uncountable,usually
    — She vowed to give up drinking during the exam period, but eventually succumbed to peer pressure and was out drinking with her friends within a week of the resolution.
动词 v.
  1. To induce or influence one's peers. informal,transitive
    — He was peer-pressured into taking drugs.

词形变化

peer pressures plural peer pressures present,singular,third-person peer pressuring participle,present peer pressured participle,past peer pressured past

词源

词源 1
From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang.
词源 2
From peer + pressure. First use appears c. 1957 in the publications of Ruth Strang.
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