stress
英 [stres]
美[strɛs]
- n. 压力；强调；紧张；重要性；重读
- vt. 强调；使紧张；加压力于；用重音读
- n. (Stress)人名；(意)斯特雷斯
英英释意
- 1. the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch);
- "he put the stress on the wrong syllable"
- 2. (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense;
- "he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension"
- "stress is a vasoconstrictor"
- 3. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body;
- "the intensity of stress is expressed in units of force divided by units of area"
- 4. special emphasis attached to something;
- "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
- 5. 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"- R.J.Samuelson