pressure cooker
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈpressure ˌcooker noun [countable] 1. DFUa tightly covered cooking pot in which food is cooked very quickly by the pressure of hot steam 压力锅，高压锅2 a situation or place that causes anxiety or difficulties 压力大的局面[地方] the pressure cooker of soccer management 足球经营管理的巨大压力
Examples from the Corpus
pressure cooker• By the spring of 1989, more and more bills put Perry in a financial pressure cooker.• Prestige's stainless steel pressure cooker with a Thermocore base allows you to produce delicious, complete meals in minutes.• Normally, most beans take about 45 minutes to cook, so allow 15 minutes in the pressure cooker.• Place the required amount of water and the beans or peas in the pressure cooker.• But the best, most magical moment was when I made risotto with the pressure cooker.ˈpressure ˌcooker nounChineseSyllable
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pressure cooker
ˈpressure ˌcooker
noun [countable]
1. a tightly covered cooking pot in which food is cooked very quickly by the pressure of hot steam
2. a situation or place that causes anxiety or difficulties:
the pressure cooker of soccer management
ˈpressure ˌcooker
noun [countable]1. a tightly covered cooking pot in which food is cooked very quickly by the pressure of hot steam
2. a situation or place that causes anxiety or difficulties: