/'preʃəraɪz; `prɛʃə,raɪz/
(also pressure)v
1 [Tn.pr, Cn.t] ~ sb into sth/doing sth use force, influence or strong persuasion to make sb do sth 强使某人做某事
*She was pressurized into agreeing to a merger. 她被迫同意将公司合并.
* He felt that he was being pressurized to resign. 他感到有压力逼他辞职.
2 [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] keep (the compartment of a submarine, the cabin of an aircraft, etc) at a constant atmospheric pressure 使（潜艇的水密舱、飞机的座舱等）保持恒定的气压
*a pressurized cabin 增压舱
* The compartments are fully pressurized. 水密舱均已增压完毕.

v [T]
to persuade someone to do something by making them feel it is their duty to do it
= pressurepressurize sb into doing sth
　It is not a good idea to pressurize children into playing a musical instrument.
pressurize sb to do sth
　Everyone is being pressurized to vote.