pressure caused by the problems of living, too much work, etc.
force that acts on a thing or between parts of a thing, and tends to pull or twist it out of shape; tension
Noun:
the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note especially with regard to stress or pitch;he put the stress on the wrong syllable
psychology a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension
stress is a vasoconstrictor
special emphasis attached to something;the stress was more on accuracy than on speed
difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension;she endured the stresses and strains of life
he presided over the economy during the period of the greatest stress and danger
physics force that produces strain on a physical body;the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area
Verb:
to stress, single out as important;Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet
put stress on; utter with an accent;In Farsi, you accent the last syllable of each word
test the limits of;You are trying my patience!
n.名词
stress, accent这两个词都可以作“重音; 重读”解,常可替换,不过在现代英语里accent 更常作“口音; 腔调”解,表示“重音”时较常用 stress。试比较下面两句:
He speaks English with a strong Chinese accent.他说英语时带有浓重的中国腔。
He puts stresses on every vowel sound.他强调每一个元音。strain，stress，pressure，tension这些名词均有“压力，重压，紧张”之意。
strain指某人为克服外力界压力而造成的身心和情绪等方面的压抑。用于物时，指任何力或合力作用于一个物体上面造成的应变。
stress侧重指承受外来的压力，也指由于某种原因而引起的心理、生理或情绪上的紧张。
pressure在科学上，指单位面积上所受到的压力。用于引申时，指某事物所产生的压力或影响力等。
tension多指因关系不好或其它原因而出现的紧张状态，也指某物被过度伸展的程度或状态。
1300年左右进入英语，直接源自中古法语的destresse，意为艰难，苦难，压力；最初源自古法语的estrece，意为狭小，压抑。
用作动词 v.
～+名词stress the danger of the examination failing强调考试失败的危险性stress the fact强调事实stress the importance of better public relation强调了良好的公共关系的重要性stress the importance of idiomatic usage in a language强调了语言中习惯用法的重要性stress the principles强调原则stress the same problem强调了同一个问题stress the word of “stretch”强调stretch一词～+副词stress artificially虚假地强调stress contemptuously傲慢地强调stress directly直接强调stress exclusively独自强调stress formally正式强调stress hugely极为强调stress ingeniously巧妙地强调stress markedly明显强调stress nicely很好地强调stress ostensibly表面上强调stress particularly特别强调stress powerfully十分强调stress precisely确切地强调stress prematurely提前强调stress previously事先强调stress principally主要强调stress probably适当强调stress regularly经常强调stress repeatedly多次强调stress strictly严格强调stress strongly坚决强调stress tentatively暂时强调stress thoroughly全面强调stress unaffectedly自然流露地强调stress unanimously一致强调stress utterly绝对强调stress verbally口头强调
近义词 press按try试验force武力worry撕咬sweat汗水focus焦点accent重音strain拉紧trauma创伤weight重量insist坚持tension紧张anxiety焦虑emphasise强调emphasis强调pressure压强point up强调emphasize强调highlight强调tenseness绷紧importance重要accentuate重读insistence坚持consequence结果underscore划线于urgency紧急的事punctuate加标点于underline在…下面划线…lay emphasis on强调着重于…
用作名词n.The roof couldn't bear the stress of the snow.屋顶受不了积雪的压力。
Some students are completely struck down by the stresses of examinations.有些学生被考试的压力完全压垮了。
My parents lay great stress on honesty.我的父母十分注重诚实。
This instrument measures the stresses in an aircraft's wing.这种仪器可以测量出飞机机翼所承受的压力。
The stress is on the last syllable.重音在最后一个音节上。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.We stress the last syllable on “violin”.violin这个词的最后一个音节要重读。⎫
He stressed the word of “unity”.他特别重读“团结”一词。
That article stressed the same problem.那篇文章强调了同一个问题。
He stressed the importance of better public relation.他强调了良好的公共关系的重要性。
In his lecture, he stressed the importance of idiomatic usage in a language.他在演讲中着重强调了语言中习惯用法的重要性。
The teacher stressed the danger of the examination failing.老师反复强调考试失败的危险。
The teacher stressed the principles by examples.这位教师用实例来强调这些原则。
He stressed the point that we should be punctual.他强调我们应该准时。
The lawyer stressed the fact that the defendant killed the boy accidentally.律师强调被告是意外杀死了那个男孩的。
The word “important” is stressed on the second syllable.important这个词的重音在第二个音节上。S+～+that-clauseHe stressed that we should always be honest.他强调我们应该永远诚实。
They stressed that all regulations would be strictly enforced.他们强调地指出,一切规章都将严格执行。
v.动词
stress用作名词时基本意思是“重音”,转化为动词意思是“重读”。引申可表示“强调”。
stress只用作及物动词,可接名词、代词、that从句作宾语。
stress作动词时，和lay stress on一样，一般表示“强调”，有时表示“注重”。
In his speech he stresses或lays stress onhonesty as an important virtue.他在演讲中强调诚实是一种很重要的美德。stress后可接that从句，做作它的宾语。
He stresses that we should always be honest.他强调说我们要一直真诚。stress同strain紧张，拉紧的区别：strain是stress的结果，紧张是由于压力产生的。而stress压力是相邻的物体或部分之间的相互作用，由此可导致物体形态或尺寸的改变。
动词56%,名词44%
用作名词Stress can be extremely damaging to your health.压力对你的健康会是非常有害的。
Which syllable does the stress of this word fall on?这个单词的重音是在哪个音节上?用作及物动词⎤