Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pressure: A strong, often constraining, force or influence exerted upon someone or something. This can be physical force or social/psychological influence intended to compel action or change.
   • Blast effect (of an explosion): The physical force and pressure wave generated by an explosion.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Chính phủ đó đang phải đối mặt với sức ép quốc tế. (That government is facing international pressure.)
  • Sức ép từ công việc khiến cô ấy căng thẳng. (Pressure from work makes her stressed.)
  • Sức ép của vụ nổ làm vỡ tất cả cửa kính. (The blast pressure of the explosion shattered all the windows.)

Advanced Usage

• "gây sức ép": to exert pressure, to force, to coerce.

  • Họ tìm cách gây sức ép để đối phương nhượng bộ. (They seek to exert pressure to make the opponent concede.)

• "sức ép chính trị": political pressure.

  • Sức ép chính trị buộc họ phải thay đổi chính sách. (Political pressure forced them to change policy.)

Variants and Related Words

• Áp lực (n): A very close synonym for "sức ép," meaning pressure, stress, or strain. It is often used interchangeably in social and psychological contexts.
  • Áp lực thi cử rất lớn. (Exam pressure is very great.)

Synonyms

• Pressure: The continuous physical or psychological force exerted on something.
• Force: Coercive power or strength.
• Coercion: The practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats.
• Duress: Threats, violence, constraints, or other action used to coerce someone into doing something against their will.

Related Idioms

• Dưới sức ép của...: Under the pressure of...

  • Dưới sức ép của thời hạn, chúng tôi phải làm việc suốt đêm. (Under the pressure of the deadline, we had to work all night.)

• Chịu sức ép: to withstand/endure pressure.

  • Công ty đang chịu sức ép tài chính nặng nề. (The company is enduring heavy financial pressure.)

noun

1. pressure
   • gây sức ép
     to force, to put pressure to