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緊急の、差し迫った

すぐに注意を向けたり、行動を起こしたりする必要がある。

やさしい英語で： Needing attention or action very soon.

• We have a pressing problem.
• Housing is the city’s most pressing concern.
• There is a pressing need for more nurses.

類義語： urgent

よく使う表現： pressing need, pressing problem, pressing issue

執拗な、強く求める

何かを強く、繰り返し求めたり、迫ったりする。

やさしい英語で： Asking or pushing for something strongly and repeatedly.

• She sent him a pressing invitation.
• His pressing requests finally persuaded them.
• They could no longer ignore her pressing appeals.

類義語： insistent, persistent

よく使う表現： pressing invitation, pressing request, pressing demands

圧搾、プレス加工

多くは機械を使い、物に強い圧力をかけること。

やさしい英語で： The act of pushing hard against something, often with a machine.

• The pressing of grapes releases their juice.
• Cold pressing helps preserve the oil’s flavour.
• The cloth needs another pressing.

類義語： compression

よく使う表現： pressing of grapes, cold pressing, pressing process

プレス成形品

機械で強い圧力をかけて形を作った、金属やプラスチックの部品。

やさしい英語で： A metal or plastic part shaped by a machine that pushes hard against it.

• This bracket is a steel pressing.
• The factory produces metal pressings for cars.
• Each pressing is checked for cracks.

よく使う表現： metal pressing, steel pressing, plastic pressing