pressurize

动词 pressurize:

1. increase the pressure on a gas or liquid
   同义词：supercharge, pressurise
2. maintain a certain pressure
   同义词：pressurise
3. increase the pressure in or of
   同义词：pressurise

1. She was pressurized into agreeing to a merger.
   她被迫同意将公司合并。
2. He felt that he was being pressurized to resign.
   他感到有压力逼他辞职。

pres.sur.ize

v.tr.（及物动词）
pres.sur.ized,pres.sur.iz.ing,pres.sur.iz.es
To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or a submarine).
使（封闭物里如飞机或潜艇中）维持正常的气压
To put (gas or liquid) under a greater than normal pressure.
用大于正常压力对（气体或液体）施压
To design to resist pressure.
（设计）使…耐压
To pressure-cook.
用高压锅煮
Informal To subject to excessive stress, strain, or vexation:
【非正式用语】 重压：经受过多的压力，极度紧张或苦恼：
例句：
an executive who was pressurized by a heavy workload.
一位承担过重工作压力的行政人员

【引伸】
pres.suriza.tion
pres.suriz.er
n.（名词）