- high-pressure job
- stressful job, job that puts a lot of pressure on its workers
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
high-pressure job
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high-pressure — ˈhigh ˌpressure adjective [only before a noun] 1. a high pressure job or situation is one where you need to work extremely hard; = STRESSFUL: • He helped launch the television network and then left the high pressure job after disagreements with a … Financial and business terms
high-pressure — adj [only before noun] 1.) a high pressure job or situation is one in which you need to work very hard = ↑stressful 2.) high pressure sales/selling methods etc very direct and often successful ways of persuading people to buy something ▪ high… … Dictionary of contemporary English
high-pressure — high′ pres′sure adj. v. sured, sur•ing 1) having or involving a pressure above the normal 2) involving a high degree of stress; demanding: a high pressure job[/ex] 3) vigorous; persistent; aggressive: high pressure salesmanship[/ex] 4) to use… … From formal English to slang
high-pressure — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 a high pressure job or situation is one in which you need to work very hard; stressful 2 high pressure sales/selling methods etc very direct and often successful ways of persuading people to buy something: high… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
high-pressure — adjective 1) high pressure sales tactics Syn: forceful, insistent, persistent, pushy; intensive, high powered, aggressive, coercive, compelling, not taking no for an answer 2) a high pressure job Syn: demanding … Thesaurus of popular words
high-pressure — adjective 1. ) used for describing people or situations that make you feel forced to do something or forced to succeed: a high pressure salesman/job/situation 2. ) containing a lot of force, or using a lot of pressure from air, water, or steam: a … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
high-pressure — UK / US adjective 1) containing a lot of force, or using a lot of pressure from air, water, or steam a high pressure steam heating system 2) used for describing people or situations that make you feel forced to do something or forced to succeed a … English dictionary
pressure — pres|sure1 W1S1 [ˈpreʃə US ər] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(persuade)¦ 2¦(anxiety/overwork)¦ 3¦(causing change)¦ 4¦(weight)¦ 5¦(gas/liquid)¦ 6¦(weather)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: pressura, from premere; PRESS2] … Dictionary of contemporary English
High-stakes testing — A high stakes test is a test which has important consequences for the test taker.cite web |url=http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.5a47c86b3b7b44128716b710e3108a0c/template.article?articleMgmtId=d87f0f05c1520010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD… … Wikipedia
pressure — pres|sure1 [ preʃər ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount attempts to persuade, threaten, or force someone to do something: pressure for: Pressure for political change increased in the 1990s. pressure on someone (to do something): There is now greater … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
