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stressed

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Mechanical, Linguistics
stressed /strest/ AWL adjective  1 [not before noun] (also stressed out) informalWORRIED so worried and tired that you cannot relax 焦虑的,紧张的,无法放松的 I always eat when I’m feeling stressed. 我总是一紧张就吃东西。2. technicalTEM an object, especially a metal object, that is stressed has had a lot of pressure or force put on it 〔物体,尤指金属物〕受重压的,受应力的
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stressedWhen stressed, we release cortisone into the body and this increases the appetite.
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stressed
stressed AC /strest/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: stressed, stressful; verb: stress; noun: stress
1. [not before noun] (also stressed out) informal so worried and tired that you cannot relax:
    I always eat when I’m feeling stressed.
2. technical an object, especially a metal object, that is stressed has had a lot of pressure or force put on it


🔑 stressed AW BrE /strest/ 🔊NAmE /strest/ 🔊 adjective🔑 (also informal ˌstressed ˈout) [not before noun] too anxious and tired to be able to relax 焦虑不安;心力交瘁(of a syllable 音节) pronounced with emphasis 重读的 OPP unstressed [only before noun] (specialist) that has had a lot of physical pressure put on it 受压的;受应力的stressed metal受压金属


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