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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2093 COCA: 1731

stress
1 stress /ˈstrɛs/ noun
plural stresses
1 stress
/ˈstrɛs/
noun
plural stresses
Learner's definition of STRESS
1 
a  [noncount] : a state of mental tension and worry caused by problems in your life, work, etc.（来自生活或工作的）压力，紧张，忧虑
b  : something that causes strong feelings of worry or anxiety压力；焦虑
[noncount]
[count]
2 
: physical force or pressure（物理）压力，应力
[noncount]
[count]
3 
[noncount] : special importance or attention that is given to something强调；重要性
4 
: greater loudness or force given to a syllable of a word in speech or to a beat in music（单词）重音，重读；（音乐）加强音
[noncount]
[count]
2 stress /ˈstrɛs/ verb
stresses; stressed; stressing
2 stress
/ˈstrɛs/
verb
stresses; stressed; stressing
Learner's definition of STRESS
1 
[+ object] : to give special attention to (something)强调；着重
2 
[+ object] : to pronounce (a syllable or word) in a louder or more forceful way than other syllables or words重读
3 
US, informal : to feel very worried or anxious about something : to feel stress焦虑；紧张
[no object]
[+ object]

stress out

[phrasal verb]
stress out or stress (someone) out or stress out (someone) informal
: to feel very worried or anxious or to make (someone) feel very worried or anxious（使）焦虑，紧张
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2093 COCA: 1731

stress

1 of 2

noun

ˈstres How to pronounce stress (audio)
1
: constraining force or influence: such as
a
: a force exerted when one body or body part presses on, pulls on, pushes against, or tends to compress or twist another body or body part
especially : the intensity of this mutual force commonly expressed in pounds per square inch
b
: the deformation caused in a body by such a force
c
: a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and may be a factor in disease causation
d
: a state resulting from a stress
especially : one of bodily or mental tension resulting from factors that tend to alter an existent equilibrium
job-related stress
e
: strain, pressure
the environment is under stress to the point of collapse Joseph Shoben
2
: emphasis, weight
lay stress on a point
3
archaic : intense effort or exertion
4
: intensity of utterance given to a speech sound, syllable, or word producing relative loudness
5
a
: relative force or prominence of sound in verse
b
: a syllable having relative force or prominence
6
: accent sense 5a

stress

2 of 2

verb

stressed; stressing; stresses

transitive verb

1
: to subject to physical or psychological stress
stressing the equipment
this traffic is stressing me out
2
: to subject to phonetic stress : accent
3
: to lay stress on : emphasize
stressed the importance of teamwork

intransitive verb

: to feel stress
stressing about the big exam
—often used with out

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun She uses meditation as a way of reducing stress. Hormones are released into the body in response to emotional stress. She is dealing with the stresses of working full-time and going to school. He talked about the stresses and strains of owning a business. Carrying a heavy backpack around all day puts a lot of stress on your shoulders and back. To reduce the amount of stress on your back, bend your knees when you lift something heavy. The ship's mast snapped under the stress of high winds. measuring the effects of stresses on the material Verb The union stressed the need for stricter safety standards. The risks involved in the procedure should be stressed. Some people stress the second syllable of “harassment,” while others stress the first. When she said, “We need lots of money,” she stressed the word “lots.” It's not an important decision and it isn't worth stressing over. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
The technician discovered stress corrosion on pipes where water circulates under high pressure, in a section of piping where corrosion wasn’t thought to be a significant threat. Matthew Dalton, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 These days, schools are still throwing away money – but the football that comes along with these games is hardly stress-free. Scooby Axson, USA TODAY, 12 Sep. 2022 Getting dressed for work is one thing, but dressing for fashion week is a whole other beast, which makes having a solid-stress-free wardrobe of closet basics a must. Laura Jackson, Vogue, 8 Sep. 2022 For picks that can rotate 360 degrees, opt for options that include a lever mechanism to allow for simple, stress-free rotation throughout the day. Rachel Simon, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2022 Both students said Fansler not only showed his passion for music but also makes being in the band stress-free and fun. Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2022 This smart meal planning method gives you a head start on the week, often leading to faster, healthier, stress-free eating. Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, 31 Aug. 2022 To keep your time together as stress-free as possible, try these financial tips. Jessica Benda, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2022 With the right recipes and a few expert tips, a picnic in the sand can be a stress-free treat. New York Times, 22 July 2022
Verb
Producers also stress that, moving forward, casting the role of Jo is open to performers of all gender identities. Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2022 Critics stress that the changes, which the City Council approved 6-1, eliminate the ability of the neighborhood groups to appeal development approvals for free. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Sep. 2022 Tribal leaders and advocacy groups were also out in force to stress the need for urgent action to address climate change and environmental injustice. Lindsey Botts, The Arizona Republic, 16 May 2022 The Biden administration has issued a new warning that the US could potentially see 100 million Covid-19 infections this fall and winter, as officials publicly stress the need for more funding from Congress to prepare the nation. Eliza Mackintosh And Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 11 May 2022 And once again, as Biden should stress, Americans are united in the cause of freedom with a fervor that pessimists could not have imagined even three weeks ago. Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 9 Mar. 2022 The most common genes in 32 of the species were in relation to stress response, metabolism and energy production. Michelle Shen, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2021 Those side effects can be even worse for someone of Wiseman’s size since his 240-plus pounds stress the knee tremendously on his explosive vertical jumps, according to Pandya. Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 23 Sep. 2021 But his stories also stress the ebullience, the possibility, that can emerge from in-betweenness. Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English stresse stress, distress, short for destresse — more at distress

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1545, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stress was in the 14th century

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 2093 COCA: 1731
stress

noun¹

 1state of tension緊張狀態ADJECTIVE | ... OF STRESS | VERB + STRESS | STRESS + VERB | STRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤considerable, extreme, great, high, incredible, intense, severe極大的壓力；巨大的壓力；難以置信的壓力◇Separation is a time of high emotional stress.分居期間要承受的情感壓力極大。➤acute, chronic嚴重的／長期的壓力▸➤excessive, undue過多的／過度的壓力◇compensation claims for undue stress in the workplace因工作壓力過大而提出的賠償要求➤added, greater, heightened, increased增加的壓力；更大的壓力▸➤low低壓力▸➤daily日常壓力◇the daily stress of teaching教學的日常壓力➤emotional, mental, psychological, social情感／精神／心理／社會壓力➤post-traumatic創傷後壓力症◇He has suffered post-traumatic stress since the crash.撞車事故後，他得了創傷後壓力症。◇treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder創傷後應激障礙的治療➤occupational, work-related職業／工作壓力➤family (especially NAmE) 家庭壓力◇The program helps workers with work-related and family stress.該項目為有工作和家庭壓力的工人提供幫助。➤environmental環境刺激◇Different organisms react differently to environmental stress.不同生物對環境刺激有不同的反應。➤economic, financial經濟／財務壓力◇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。... OF STRESS➤level壓力水平◇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。VERB + STRESS➤cause, create導致／造成壓力◇A divorce causes children great emotional stress.離婚會給孩子造成巨大的情感壓力。➤avoid, remove避免／消除壓力▸➤add to, increase增加壓力▸➤alleviate, decrease, ease, lessen, minimize, reduce, relieve緩解壓力；減少壓力；舒緩壓力；降低壓力；使壓力降到最低；減輕壓力◇There are many things an employer can do to ease employees' stress.雇主可以用多種方法緩解員工的壓力。➤be under, endure, experience, have, suffer, suffer from, undergo處於壓力之下；承受壓力；經受壓力；有壓力◇He's been under a lot of stress lately.他最近壓力很大。➤cope with, handle, manage, stand, take應對壓力；調節壓力；承受壓力◇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。STRESS + VERB➤bring sth about, bring sth on, cause sth, trigger sth壓力導致⋯／引發⋯／引起⋯／觸發⋯◇an illness brought on by stress壓力引發的疾病STRESS + NOUN➤level壓力水平◇high stress levels高強度的壓力➤control, management壓力控制／管理◇Staff are encouraged to go on stress-management courses.我們鼓勵員工上壓力管理課。➤response應激反應◇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。➤hormone壓力荷爾蒙➤reduction, relief壓力減少／減輕➤buster (informal) , reliever (both especially NAmE) 壓力克星；減壓手段◇Physical exercise is a great stress reliever.體育運動是極好的減壓手段。PREPOSITION➤under stress在壓力之下◇He broke under stress and had to leave.他不堪重壓，不得不離開。PHRASES➤a source of stress壓力來源◇An 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。➤a symptom of stress壓力症狀◇Tiredness is one of the most common symptoms of stress.疲勞感是壓力的最常見症狀之一。
stress

noun²

 2emphasis that shows importance強調ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRESS | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤enormous, great極度／突出強調▸➤particular, special格外／特別強調▸➤equal同樣強調▸➤undue過分的強調VERB + STRESS➤lay, place, put重視；強調◇I must lay great stress on the need for secrecy.我必須突出強調保密的重要性。PREPOSITION➤with the stress on以⋯為重點◇a study of child development, with the stress on acquisition of social skills一項以社交技能習得為重點的兒童成長研究➤stress on對⋯的強調◇There'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。
stress

noun³

 3emphasis on a word, syllable, etc.重音；重讀ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRESS | STRESS + VERB | STRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤main, major, primary, strong主重音；第一重音▸➤secondary, weak次重音▸➤sentence, word句子／單詞重音VERB + STRESS➤carry, have, take帶有重音◇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。◇The first syllable takes the stress.第一個音節要重讀。➤place, put重讀▸➤mark標出重音◇Mark the primary stress in each word.標出每個單詞的主重音。STRESS + VERB➤fall, go重音落在；重音在◇Where does the stress fall in 'psychological'?單詞 psychological 的重音落在哪兒？STRESS + NOUN➤pattern重音模式PREPOSITION➤stress on在⋯上的重音◇There's a stress on the second syllable.第二個音節重讀。
stress

noun⁴

 4physical force物理壓力ADJECTIVE | VERB + STRESS | STRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤enormous, high巨大的壓力▸➤low低壓力▸➤constant恆定壓力▸➤equal相同的壓力◇There is equal stress on all parts of the structure.結構的各部份受力均等。➤undue過度壓力◇Avoid exercise that puts undue stress on the knees.不要做給膝蓋造成過度壓力的運動。➤mechanical機械應力◇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。VERB + STRESS➤exert, set up施加／形成壓力◇The tower exerts an enormous stress on the walls.塔樓對牆造成巨大壓力。◇The movements set up stresses in the earth's crust.這些運動給地殼造成了巨大壓力。➤apply, put, subject sth to用力；使⋯受力◇Stress is applied to the wood to make it bend.給木材施力使之彎曲。◇Standing all day puts stress on your feet.整天站着會使雙腳承受壓力。◇The buttresses are subjected to constant stress.這些扶壁承受着恆定的壓力。➤bear, take, withstand經受／遭受／承受壓力▸➤increase, reduce增加／減少壓力▸➤transfer, transmit轉移／傳遞壓力▸➤calculate計算壓力◇Engineers calculated the stresses borne by each of the bridge supports.工程師計算了每座橋墩所承受的壓力。STRESS + NOUN➤fracture應力骨折◇He was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot.他被診斷為右腳應力骨折。PREPOSITION➤stress on⋯上的壓力◇Cycling puts very little stress on the joints.騎車時關節受力很小。➤under stress在壓力之下◇Some woods warp under stress.有些木材受力後會彎曲。
stress

verb

ADVERB | VERB + STRESS | PHRASES ADVERB➤heavily, strongly着重強調◇He stressed the point very strongly that all these services cost money.他着重強調所有這些服務都是要花錢的。➤constantly, continually, repeatedly不斷地／不停地／反複地強調◇She has constantly stressed the government's poor record in this area.她不斷地強調政府在這方面的不良記錄。➤rightly恰當地強調◇Doctors have rightly stressed the importance of exercise.醫生恰當地強調了鍛煉的重要性。VERB + STRESS➤must必須強調◇I must stress that we still know very little about this disease.我必須強調一點，對這種疾病我們仍然所知甚少。➤tend to傾向於強調◇Private schools tend to stress the more academic subjects.私立學校往往注重學術性較強的科目。➤be anxious to, be at pains to, be careful to, be keen to, take pains to急於強調；極力強調；小心地強調；急切地強調◇She is at pains to stress the cultural differences between the two countries.她極力強調兩國之間的文化差異。PHRASES➤I can't stress enough, it can't be stressed enough再強調都不為過◇I can't stress enough that security is of the highest importance.需要再三強調的是，安全是重中之重。➤be important to stress sth, be worth stressing sth有必要／值得強調⋯◇It is worth stressing that this was only a relatively small survey.應該強調的是，這只是一項規模相對較小的調查。

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