stress/stres/

n.

➊ physical pressure on an object

➋ special attention or importance given to sth; emphasis

➌ greater loudness or force given to a syllable of a word in speech

v. emphasize an idea or fact

n.

➊ [U; C] 压力：Do not put too much stress on the table — it might break. 不要把桌子压得太重了，它会断裂的。

➋ [U] 强调，重要性：[put (或place) stress on sth] She lays great stress on pronunciation. 她十分注重发音。

➌ [C; U] 重音，重读：In the word “about”, the stress falls（或is） on the second syllable. 在单词about 中，重音落在第二个音节上。

v. [T] 强调：The teacher stressed the importance of grammar. 老师强调了语法的重要性。

◇[stress (that) ...] He stressed that he was serious. 他强调，他是认真的。

音组-ess/-es/

chess; dress; guess; less; mess; press; stress