pressed

Word family  noun press pressure pressing adjective pressed pressing pressurized pressured verb press pressure pressurize

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++pressed /prest/ adjective  be pressed for time/money etc TIME/HAVE TIMEto not have enough time, money etc 时间紧迫/缺钱等

Examples from the Corpus

pressed• The two main types used are cold pressed and refined.• For example, the photograph on the previous page shows how pressed flower designs can be used to decorate photograph frames.• Thinking of different pressed flower ideas for birthday presents should keep you going for a while!• Aunt Margaret, frail as a pressed flower, seemed too cowed by his presence even to look at him.• In this way you will quickly be able to find the pressed material you want when you begin designing a picture.• Chipboard and other pressed wood products are made with a resin containing formaldehyde, an irritant and suspected carcinogen.

pressed adjectiveChinese  

have to money not enough time, Corpus etc

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pressed /prest/ adjectivebe pressed for time/money etc to not have enough time, money etc

pressedBrE /prest/ 🔊NAmE /prest/ 🔊 adjective [not before noun] ~ (for sth) not having enough of sth, especially time or money （时间、资金等）紧缺，短绌◆I'm really pressed for cash at the moment. 眼下我真的缺钱。🔊🔊  ➡  see also hard-pressed made flat using force or a heavy object 压平的；压扁的◆pictures made with pressed flowers用压花制作的画◆neatly pressed trousers熨得平平整整的裤子