【stress音标】 英[stres] 美[stres]
【单词释义】 stress是什么意思：
n.[U,C]强调；重音；压力；重力
vt.强调；着重；重读(用重音读)；[机械学]使承受压力；给…加压力（或应力）
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] stresses [第三人称单数] stresses
[单词现在分词] stressing
[单词过去式] stressed
[单词过去分词] stressed
【stress形近词/近似词】
buttress n.扶壁；支撑物 vt.支持，鼓励；用扶壁支撑，加固
actress n.女演员
fortress n.堡垒，要塞，城堡
distress n.悲痛；忧虑，悲伤 vt.使痛苦，使忧伤；使苦恼
mistress n.主妇，女主人；<英>女教师
waitress n.女侍者;女服务员 v.当女服务员
headmistress n.女校长
【单词例句】
◇ "Provided the music has a calm, regular beat, it can actually help us to stay calm, reducing our stress, slowing our heart rate, and moderating our pulse," says Dr. Spelman. "This makes it easier for us to focus on the task at hand rather than entering into 'flight or fight' mode, in which it can be very difficult to think clearly because of our elevated levels of adrenaline and cortisol."
斯佩尔曼博士表示：“如果背景音乐的节拍比较平静、有规律，它实际上可以帮助我们保持平静，减轻我们的压力，减缓我们的心跳，调节我们的脉搏。这使我们更容易专注于手头的任务，而不是进入‘逃跑或战斗’模式，在这种模式下，由于肾上腺素和皮质醇水平升高，我们会很难清晰地思考问题。”
---- Listening to classical music at work boosts productivity
◇ Dr Basford stresses it is important to eat a varied diet and not rely on just one fruit or vegetable to keep you healthy.
贝斯福德医生强调说，饮食多样化很重要，不要仅仅依靠一种水果或蔬菜来保持健康。
---- An apple a day keeps the doctor away
◇ There is much more to color than meets the eye. Strangely enough, us humans have a close emotional bond with the visible light aspect of the electromagnetic spectrum, a bond so strong it can easily make us feel stressed out with a raised heart rate or leave us with a warm and fuzzy sense of satisfaction.
色彩，远不止我们眼睛看上去的那么简单。但奇怪的是，我们人类与这些电磁波谱上的可见光，竟有着说不请道不明的情感联系，这种联系如此强烈，以至于它很容易能让我们心率加快甚至感到压力，又或者让我们有一种温暖而模糊的满足感。
---- What is the world's most relaxing color?
◇ According to Women's Health, in his book, A Life Less Stressed, Dr Ron Ehrlich reveals the positions he thinks we should and shouldn"t avoid in bed.
根据《妇女健康》报道，罗恩-欧立希在其所著的《更轻松的生活》一书中告诉了人们应采用和应避免的睡姿。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ (2) Lift weights (this, along with regular exercise, stresses your bones and makes them stronger).
（2）举重（举重和定期锻炼都能强健骨骼）
---- Why do you shrink when you get older
◇ "People who forgive show less depression, anger and stress and more hopefulness," says Frederic Luskin, Ph.D., author of Forgive for Good (HarperCollins, 2002). "So it can help save on the wear and tear on our organs, reduce the wearing out of the immune system and allow people to feel more vital."
《原谅的好处》(哈珀科林斯出版社, 2002)一文的作者弗雷德里克 卢斯金博士曾说过：“原谅他人的人很少消沉，不容易发怒，压力减少并充满希望。原谅有助于减少生理消耗，增强免疫能力，让人充满活力。”
◇ Whether they are male or female, adolescents feel like deciding on everything themselves in spite of parents’ instruction, especially when they face problems like sex, mental stress, etc., which make them feel ashamed and embarrassed.
不论男女，青少年们都喜欢不顾家长的指导，自己对一切作决定，特别是当他们面对如性、心理压力等等一些使他们觉得羞愧和尴尬的问题时更是如此。