press-onadj.

Brit.

/prɛsˈɒn/, U.S.

/ˌprɛsˈɔn/,

/ˌprɛsˈɑn/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to press on.

Etymology: < to press on (see press v.¹ 8).

Of a person, attitude, etc.: characterized by eagerness or perseverance despite difficulty or opposition (cf. press v.¹ 8a).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager

yevereOE

frecka1000

cofc1000

fousOE

sharpc1000

anguishous?c1225

eager?a1300

hardya1387

hetera1400

yeverousa1400

belivea1450

forthward1488

yapc1500

ertand1508

tite?a1540

high1649

fell1667

forwardeda1674

agog1683

enthusiastic1777

empressé1878

rearing1904

press-on1948

the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [adjective]

resilient1830

press-on1948

1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 147 Press-on type, an almost too keen person—applied mostly to ‘operational types’. They press on, regardless of fog, flak, fighter opposition.

1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xiv. 209 A magnificent press-on effort, old chap.

1977 Drive May 54/2 Covering 40 miles for every gallon of 4-star fuel (even press-on drivers could manage at least 35 mpg).

1992 Economist 6 June 41/1 If the press-on ratifiers get their way, by the end of the year 11 countries will have ratified the treaty.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	press-on
释义	press-onadj. Brit. /prɛsˈɒn/, U.S. /ˌprɛsˈɔn/, /ˌprɛsˈɑn/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: English to press on. Etymology: < to press on (see press v.¹ 8). Of a person, attitude, etc.: characterized by eagerness or perseverance despite difficulty or opposition (cf. press v.¹ 8a). ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > willingness > [adjective] > eager yevereOE frecka1000 cofc1000 fousOE sharpc1000 anguishous?c1225 eager?a1300 hardya1387 hetera1400 yeverousa1400 belivea1450 forthward1488 yapc1500 ertand1508 tite?a1540 high1649 fell1667 forwardeda1674 agog1683 enthusiastic1777 empressé1878 rearing1904 press-on1948 the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restoration of a person > recovery from misfortune, error, etc. > [adjective] resilient1830 press-on1948 1948 E. Partridge et al. Dict. Forces' Slang 147 Press-on type, an almost too keen person—applied mostly to ‘operational types’. They press on, regardless of fog, flak, fighter opposition. 1952 M. Tripp Faith is Windsock xiv. 209 A magnificent press-on effort, old chap. 1977 Drive May 54/2 Covering 40 miles for every gallon of 4-star fuel (even press-on drivers could manage at least 35 mpg). 1992 Economist 6 June 41/1 If the press-on ratifiers get their way, by the end of the year 11 countries will have ratified the treaty. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1948
随便看	to come as a surprise to come as standard to come at to come away to come back to come back to reality to come bad, or no, speed to come be given with the rations to come be under, within, beyond, out of the cognizance to come behind to come between to come by to come by the ears to come by the lame post to come clean to come daud to come down to come down a banker to come down a peg to come down a person like a ton of bricks to come down gulch to come down in the world to come down like a ton of bricks to come down on a person like a ton of bricks to come down on like a hundred of brick