press /pres/► SEE ALLget/have a good, bad, etc. presspress (the) fleshpress sth homepress home your advantagepress sb/sth into servicethe gutter presshot off the presspress/push the panic buttonpush sb’s buttons ●get/have a good, bad, etc. ˈpressget/have good, bad, etc. things said about you in the newspapers, on television, etc.在报纸（或电视等）上有正面／负面的报道；受到舆论的好评／批评◆The royal family’s been getting a good press recently, for a change. 情况有所变化，最近媒体上出现了王室的正面报道。◆Zoos have been getting a bad press over the last few years. 最近几年关于动物园的多是负面报道。●ˌpress (the) ˈflesh (of a famous person or a politician名人或政客) shake hands with members of the public, especially in order to persuade them to vote for you和选民握手以博得好感◆The presidential candidates were out on the streets again today, smiling for the cameras and pressing the flesh. 总统候选人今天又出现在街头，对着摄像镜头微笑，并与公众亲切握手。●ˌpress sth ˈhomemake a point in an argument or discussion with force坚持强调（某一论点）；争辩到底◆She kept pressing home the point that more money should be spent on education. 她极力主张加大对教育的投资。●press ˌhome your adˈvantagemake good use of the fact that you are in a stronger position than your opponent, enemy, etc.充分利用有利时机；乘胜追击◆Once they realized that the management was so weak, the union leaders pressed home their advantage and asked for another three days’ holiday. 工会领袖意识到管理层的软弱后就趁机加码，要求增加三天的假期。●ˌpress sb/sth into ˈserviceuse sb/sth for a purpose that they were not trained or intended for because there is nobody or nothing else available用…应急；姑且使用；临时凑合◆Every type of boat was pressed into service to rescue passengers from the sinking ferry. 为了营救下沉渡轮上的旅客，各类船只都用上了。ORIGINThis expression originally referred to forcing someone to join the army or navy.这个表达法源于强迫某人应征入伍或当水兵。●the ˌgutter ˈpress (disapproving) popular newspapers which print a lot of shocking stories about people’s private lives rather than serious news（专门刊登耸人听闻的私生活故事的）市井小报，八卦小报◆Somebody must control the gutter press in this country.必须有人出来管管国内的市井小报了。NOTE The gutter is sometimes used to refer to bad social conditions or low moral standards. * gutter 有时用来指恶劣的社会环境或沦落的道德标准。●ˌhot off the ˈpressnews that is hot off the press has just appeared in the newspapers and is fresh and usually exciting最新报道；新出炉的消息◆Listen to this story — it’s hot off the press!听听这条新闻，这是最新报道！NOTE Paper that has just been printed on a press(= printing machine) is still warm.刚从印刷机（press）上印出的纸还是暖烘烘的。●press/push the ˈpanic button (BrE) react in a sudden or an extreme way to sth unexpected that has frightened you惊慌失措；仓促行事◆Although the team lost yet another match on Saturday, their manager is refusing to press the panic button.这个队周六又输了一场比赛，但主教练拒绝仓促行事。●ˌpush sb’s ˈbuttons ( ˌpress sb’s ˈbuttonsespecially in BrE) (informal) make sb react, especially in an angry or excited way使作出反应（尤指愤怒地或激动地）◆I almost never lose my temper, but this guy can really push my buttons.我几乎从不发脾气，但这家伙真的让我火冒三丈。◆I’ve known him for years, but I still don’t really know what pushes his buttons.我已认识他多年，可还是摸不透他的脾气。