词组 | press for |
释义 | press for 1. press for sth • press sb for sth to keep trying to persuade the government or someone in authority to do something or to give you something - used especially in news reports: ▪ Russia and China were pressing for an end to the bombing of Kosovo. ▪ The engineering unions have been pressing for a 35 hour working week. ▪ Brazil's Catholic Church has encouraged its members to press the government for social reform. ■ SIMILAR TO: ↑push for 2. be pressed for time/money/space etc to not have enough time, money, space etc, with the result that it is difficult for you to do something: ▪ If you are pressed for time in the mornings, try setting the alarm 30 minutes earlier. ▪ I'd love to go out for a meal, but I'm a little pressed for cash right now. ■ SIMILAR TO: be short of |
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