粵

加gaa1壓aat3

simp加压
gaa1 aat3jiā yā

English

  1. to pressurize
  2. to pile on pressure
  3. to apply pressure to; to pressurise

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 施加壓力

Examples

  • 將血壓帶 (或止血帶) 套在手臂上,逐漸增加壓力,直到前臂發紺,橈動脈搏動幾乎消失。

    A blood-pressure band, or tourniquet, is placed about the arm, and the pressure increased until the forearm becomes cyanosed and the radial pulse is almost obliterated.

    Tatoeba · LeviHighway CC BY

  • 自我加壓

    to pressurise oneself

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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