- [uncountable, countable]
pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody’s life 精神壓力;心理負擔;緊張 emotional/mental stress 情感/精神壓力 to suffer from stress 有精神壓力 to relieve/reduce/alleviate stress 緩解/減少/減輕壓力 - under stress
Things can easily go wrong when people are under stress. 人在壓力之下,辦事情就容易出差錯。 The incident has caused enormous stress and anxiety to my family. 這件事給我的家人帶來了巨大的壓力和焦慮。 She failed to withstand the stresses and strains of public life. 她承受不了作爲一個公衆人物的生活壓力和緊張。 stress-related illnesses 與精神壓力有關的疾病 stress management (= dealing with stress) 對於壓力的應對 The release of the stress hormone cortisol is part of the human stress response. 釋放壓力荷爾蒙皮質醇是人類的一種應激反應。 Stress is often a factor in the development of long-term sickness. 心理壓力常常是形成長期疾病的一個因素。
Collocations Diet and exerciseDiet and exercise 節食和鍛煉 Weight 體重 - put on/gain/lose weight/a few kilos/a few pounds
增加/減少體重/幾公斤/幾磅 - watch/control/struggle with your weight
關注/控制體重;努力減肥 - be/become seriously overweight/underweight
已經/變得嚴重超重/體重不足 - be/become clinically/morbidly obese
已經是/變成臨床/病態肥胖 - achieve/facilitate/promote/stimulate weight loss
達到減輕體重的目的;促進減肥 - slim down to 70 kilos/(British English) 11 stone/(especially North American English) 160 pounds
減肥到 70 公斤/11 英石/160 磅 - combat/prevent/tackle/treat obesity
遏制/防止/解決/治療肥胖 - develop/have/suffer from/struggle with/recover from anorexia/bulimia/an eating disorder
患上/對抗/治愈厭食症/貪食症/飲食失調症 - be on/go on/follow a crash/strict diet
采用快速減肥食譜;嚴格節食 - have/suffer from a negative/poor body image
有不好的身體形象 - have/develop a positive/healthy body image
具有/達到好的/健康的身體形象
Healthy eating 健康的飲食 - eat a balanced diet/healthily/sensibly
吃得均衡/健康/合理 - get/provide/receive adequate/proper nutrition
獲得/提供/得到充足的/合適的營養 - contain/get/provide essential nutrients/vitamins/minerals
含有/得到/提供必需的營養素/維生素/礦物質 - be high/low in calories/fat/fibre/protein/vitamin D/Omega-3 fatty acids
- contain (no)/use/be full of/be free from additives/chemical preservatives/artificial sweeteners
(不)含/使用/含有大量/不含添加劑/化學防腐劑/人工甜味劑 - avoid/cut down on/cut out alcohol/caffeine/fatty foods
避免攝取/減少/戒酒/咖啡因/高脂食物 - stop/give up/ (especially North American English) quit smoking
戒煙
Exercise 鍛煉 - (British English) take regular exercise
經常鍛煉 - do moderate/strenuous/vigorous exercise
做適度/劇烈運動 - play football/hockey/tennis
玩足球/曲棍球/網球 - go cycling/jogging/running
騎自行車;慢跑;跑步 - go to/visit/ (especially North American English) hit/work out at the gym
去健身房鍛煉 - strengthen/tone/train your stomach muscles
增強/鍛煉腹肌 - contract/relax/stretch/use/work your lower-body muscles
收縮/放鬆/伸展/使用/鍛煉下肢的肌肉 - build (up)/gain muscle
增強肌肉 - improve/increase your stamina/energy levels/physical fitness
增強耐力/體能/體質 - burn/consume/expend calories
消耗熱量
Staying healthy 保持健康 - be/get/keep/stay healthy/in shape/(especially British English) fit
身體健康;變得/保持健康 - lower your cholesterol/blood pressure
降低膽固醇/血壓 - boost/stimulate/strengthen your immune system
增強免疫力 - prevent/reduce the risk of heart disease/high blood pressure/diabetes/osteoporosis
預防/減少患心髒病/高血壓/糖尿病/骨質疏鬆的風險 - reduce/relieve/manage/combat stress
緩解/控制壓力 - enhance/promote relaxation/physical and mental well-being
有助於身體放鬆/身心健康
Synonyms pressurepressuresee also post-traumatic stress disorder- stress
- tension
- strain
- pressure difficulties and feelings of worry that are caused by the need to achieve something or to behave in a particular way:
She was unable to attend because of the pressures of work. 由於工作緊張,她不能出席。
- stress pressure or worry caused by the problems in somebody’s life:
stress-related illnesses 與精神壓力有關的疾病
pressure or stress? It is common to say that somebody is suffering from stress, while pressure may be the thing that causes stress.用 pressure 還是 stress? - tension a feeling of worry and stress that makes it impossible to relax:
nervous tension 神經緊張
- strain pressure on somebody/something because they have too much to do or manage; the problems or worry that this produces:
I found it a strain looking after four children. 我覺得照料四個孩子挺累的。
- to be under pressure/stress/strain
- considerable pressure/stress/tension/strain
- to cause stress/tension/strain
- to cope with the pressure/stress/tension/strain
- to relieve/release the pressure/stress/tension/strain
- to be suffering from stress/tension
Extra ExamplesTopics Feelingsa2An overcrowded workplace can be a major source of stress. 擁擠的工作空間可能是壓力的一個主要來源。 He broke under stress and had to leave. 他不堪重壓,不得不離開。 He's been under a lot of stress lately. 他最近壓力很大。 He's had to give up his job as leader of the project—he just couldn't take the stress. 他不得不辭去項目負責人的職位 - 他實在承受不了這種壓力。 Many workers experience a high level of stress in their daily life. 許多工人在日常生活中都承受着極大的壓力。 Physical exercise is a great stress reliever. 體育運動是極好的減壓手段。 Separation is a time of high emotional stress. 分居期間要承受的情感壓力極大。 Staff are encouraged to go on stress management courses. 鼓勵員工上壓力調節課。 The high mortgage payments put them under severe financial stress. 高額的按揭貸款給他們帶來極大的經濟壓力。 The program helps workers with work-related and family stress. 該項目爲有工作和家庭壓力的工人提供幫助。 There are many things an employer can do to ease employees' stress. 僱主可以用多種方法緩解員工的壓力。 Tiredness is one of the most common symptoms of stress. 疲勞感是壓力的最常見症狀之一。 an illness brought on by stress 壓力引發的疾病 compensation claims for undue stress in the workplace 因工作壓力過大而提出的賠償要求 high stress levels 高強度的壓力 the daily stress of teaching 教學的日常壓力
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- considerable
- extreme
- great
- …
- level
- cause
- create
- avoid
- …
- bring something about
- bring something on
- cause something
- …
- level
- control
- management
- …
- under stress
- a source of stress
- a symptom of stress
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physical pressure put on something that can damage it or make it lose its shape 壓力;應力 - stress on something
When you have an injury you start putting stress on other parts of your body. 一旦受傷,你便會讓身體其他部位受力。 Little is known about the effects of water stress on plants. 人們對水分脅迫對植物的影響知之甚少。 The building was condemned because of the damage caused by excessive heat stress. 這座建築因過熱造成的損壞而遭到譴責。 Different organisms react differently to environmental stress (= damage to the environment caused by human activity or natural events). 不同生物對環境刺激有不同的反應。 a stress fracture of the foot (= one caused by such pressure) 足部應力性骨折
Extra ExamplesTopics Physics and chemistryb2Avoid exercise that puts undue stress on the knees. 不要做給膝蓋造成過度壓力的運動。 Cycling puts very little stress on the joints. 騎車時關節受力很小。 Engineers calculated the stresses borne by each of the bridge supports. 工程師計算出橋的每根支柱所承受的壓力。 He was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. 他被診斷爲右腳應力骨折。 Some woods warp under stress. 有些木材受力後會彎曲。 Standing all day puts stress on your feet. 整天站着會使雙腳承受壓力。 Stress is applied to the wood to make it bend. 給木材施力使之彎曲。 The buttresses are subjected to constant stress. 這些扶壁承受着恒定的壓力。 The majority of sports injuries are due to excessive mechanical stress on joints, ligaments and muscles. 多數運動損傷都是因關節、韌帶和肌肉承受過度機械應力造成的。 The movements set up stresses in the earth's crust. 這些運動給地殼造成了巨大壓力。 The tower exerts an enormous stress on the walls. 塔樓對牆造成巨大壓力。 There is equal stress on all parts of the structure. 結構的各部份受力均等。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- high
- low
- …
- exert
- set up
- apply
- …
- fracture
- stress on
- under stress
- stress on something
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phonetics )語音學 an extra force used when pronouncing a particular word or syllable 重音;重讀 We worked on pronunciation, stress and intonation. 我們學習了語音、重讀和語調。 - stress on something
There's a stress on the second syllable. 第二個音節重讀。 In ‘strategic’ the stress falls on the second syllable strategic 一詞的重音在第二音節。
Wordfindersee also primary stress, secondary stressExtra ExamplesTopics Languagea2Where does the stress fall in ‘psychological’? psychological 一詞的重音落在哪兒? The first syllable takes the stress. 第一個音節要重讀。 Mark the primary stress in each word. 標出每個單詞的主重音。 Italian words usually have the main stress on the penultimate syllable in the word. 意大利語單詞的主重音通常在倒數第二個音節上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- main
- major
- primary
- …
- carry
- have
- take
- …
- fall
- go
- pattern
- stress on
- [uncountable] stress (on something)
special importance given to something 強調;重要性 She lays great stress on punctuality. 她十分注重守時。 I think the company places too much stress on cost and not enough on quality. 我認爲公司對成本強調有餘,而對質量重視不足。
Extra ExamplesThere's been a lot of stress on getting drug sellers off the streets. 清除街上的毒品販子是一項一直受到強調的任務。 a study of child development, with the stress on acquisition of social skills 一項以社交技能習得爲重點的兒童成長研究 I must lay great stress on the need for secrecy. 我必須突出強調保密的重要性。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- enormous
- great
- particular
- …
- lay
- place
- put
- …
- with the stress on
- stress on
- [uncountable, countable]
extra force used when making a particular sound in music 加強(音) - [uncountable]
illness caused by difficult physical conditions 環境惡劣引起的疾病
mental pressure精神壓力
physical pressure物理壓力
on word/syllable單詞;音節
emphasis強調
in music音樂
illness疾病
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting hardship or force exerted on a person for the purpose of compulsion): shortening of distress, or partly from Old French estresse ‘narrowness, oppression’, based on Latin strictus ‘drawn tight’, past participle of stringere ‘tighten, draw tight’.