press for

• • 迫切要求；紧逼，催促：

    The members of the committee agreed to press for the conference to deal with the problem.

    委会们同意敦促大会处理这个问题。

  • [口语]缺少(钱、时间等)：

    I am pressed for time as I have a lot of work to do.

    我时间很紧，因为我有许多事要做。