pressure mounts

/ˈprɛʃɚ maʊnts/· 固定短语(动词短语)

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pressure mounts
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Chinese meaning

压yā力lì不bù断duàn加jiā大dà

压yā力lì逐zhú渐jiàn增zēng大dà,越yuè来lái越yuè重zhòng

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校xiào方fāng在zài性xìng侵qīn案àn处chǔ理lǐ上shàng承chéng受shòu的de压yā力lì越yuè来lái越yuè大dà

Example

Pressure Mounts on Cornell to Explain Its Handling of Sexual Assault Allegations

康kāng奈nài尔ěr大dà学xué面miàn临lín的de压yā力lì越yuè来lái越yuè大dà,被bèi要yāo求qiú解jiě释shì其qí如rú何hé处chǔ理lǐ性xìng侵qīn指zhǐ控kòng。

Source: TIME · 6 Oct 2026

Background ✎

数shù百bǎi名míng康kāng奈nài尔ěr大dà学xué师shī生shēng周zhōu一yī在zài校xiào园yuán集jí会huì,抗kàng议yì校xiào方fāng对duì2024年nián兄xiōng弟dì会huì成chéng员yuán涉shè嫌xián轮lún奸jiān案àn的de处chǔ理lǐ。他tā们men要yāo求qiú校xiào方fāng加jiā强qiáng问wèn责zé,并bìng改gǎi革gé学xué校xiào的de调diào查chá程chéng序xù。集jí会huì由yóu数shù十shí个gè学xué生shēng组zǔ织zhī牵qiān头tóu。

Roots · etymology

pressure 源自拉丁 premere(压);mount 源自 mons(山)

  • pressure(压力)+ mount(攀升),固定短语,整体义为压力增大

Collocations

  • pressure mounts on sb / mounting pressure / face pressure to do sth

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