stress /stres/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) the relative prominence of a syllable or musical note (especially with regard to stress or pitch)
• (n.) special emphasis attached to something
• (n.) difficulty that causes worry or emotional tension

Chinese translation

• n. 压力, 紧迫, 强调, 重音, 重点, 应力
• vt. 加压力于, 着重, 重读

Word details

Part of speech

noun / verb

Pronunciation

/stres/

Syllables

1

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 4.73 · Rare

Word forms

stressed, stresses, stressing

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