turn up the pressure on

/tɝn ʌp ðə ˈprɛʃər ɑn/· phrase

财经/商业B2

turn up the pressure on
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Chinese meaning

向xiàng…施shī压yā,加jiā大dà施shī压yā力lì度dù

向xiàng对duì方fāng加jiā大dà施shī压yā力lì度dù

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白bái宫gōng向xiàng沃wò什shén领lǐng导dǎo的de美měi联lián储chǔ加jiā大dà施shī压yā

Example

As Wall Street shifts expectations towards a Fed rate hike, the White House turns up the pressure on Warsh’s central bank

随suí着zhe华huá尔ěr街jiē将jiāng预yù期qī转zhuǎn向xiàng美měi联lián储chǔ加jiā息xī,白bái宫gōng正zhèng在zài向xiàng沃wò什shí执zhí掌zhǎng的de央yāng行háng加jiā大dà施shī压yā力lì度dù。

Source: Fortune · 7 Sep 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó8月yuè新xīn增zēng16.2万wàn个gè岗gǎng位wèi,失shī业yè率lǜ维wéi持chí4.1%,市shì场chǎng对duì美měi联lián储chǔ9月yuè加jiā息xī预yù期qī升shēng温wēn,利lì率lǜ期qī货huò显xiǎn示shì概gài率lǜ已yǐ达dá58.4%。同tóng时shí通tōng胀zhàng仍réng处chù3.4%高gāo位wèi,远yuǎn超chāo2%目mù标biāo,白bái宫gōng因yīn此cǐ加jiā大dà向xiàng沃wò什shén领lǐng导dǎo的de美měi联lián储chǔ施shī压yā。

Roots · etymology

pressure 源拉丁 pressura(挤压)

  • turn up(调高)+ pressure(压力)+ on(针对)

Collocations

  • put pressure on / under pressure / mount pressure on

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