单词 | pressurize |
释义 | pres·sur·ize (prĕshə-rīz′) tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. To cause to have or function at greater than normal air or gas pressure: The stairwells are pressurized to prevent smoke from entering during a fire. 3. To put (gas or liquid) under a greater than normal pressure. 4. Informal To subject to psychological, political, or other nonphysical pressure: pressurized the government to enact reforms. pres′sur·i·zation (-ər-ĭ-zāshən) n. pressur·iz′er n. |
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