press down

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see press, down.
    — Giue, and it shall bee giuen vnto you, good measure, preassed downe, and shaken together, and running ouer, shall men giue into your bosome: for with the same measure that ye mete withall, it shall bee measured to you againe.
    Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
  2. To exert an oppressive influence. figuratively,intransitive
    — Or, as the same poet goes on, "when awful old age pressed down upon him, she put him away in an inner room of the house and shut the shining doors".
  3. To press or push, especially for a long time.

词形变化

presses down present,singular,third-person pressing down participle,present pressed down participle,past pressed down past
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