释义 |
adpress, v.|ædˈprɛs| [f. L. adpress- ppl. stem of adprim-ĕre, f. ad- to + prem-ĕre to press.] trans. To press closely to a surface, to lay flat.
1872Darwin Emotions iv. 100 Birds when frightened, as a general rule, closely adpress all their feathers. |