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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

[yā]
  1. 1. verb [施力] press
  2. 2. verb [超越] outdo
  3. 3. verb [使稳定] control
  4. 4. verb [压制] suppress
  5. 5. verb [积压] put … off
    上访信要及时处理,不能着。
    Appeals to the authorities should be dealt with promptly – you mustn't put them off.
  6. 6. verb [下注] bet
  7. 7. noun pressure

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

[yā]
  1. 1. verb press; push down; hold down; weigh down
    press flat; flatten
    crush to pieces
    crush to death
    damage by pressure
    这盒子怕
    This box won't stand much weight
  2. 2. verb keep under control; control; keep under; quell
    喝点热水把咳嗽
    drink some hot water to ease a cough
  3. 3. verb bring pressure to bear on; suppress; daunt; intimidate
    不受捧,不怕
    withstand both flattery and pressure
    别拿大帽子人。
    Don't you try to intimidate people by pinning political labels on them.
  4. 4. verb approach; be getting near
    太阳山了。
    The setting sun was touching the hilltop.
  5. 5. verb pigeonhole; shelve
    这份公文了不少时间。
    This document was pigeonholed for quite some time.
  6. 6. verb risk (money); stake
  7. 7. noun pressure
    blood pressure

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

[yā]
  1. 1. 从上往下施加重力
    在苫布上几块砖。
    担子在肩上。
  2. 2. 用强力制服
    树正气,邪气。
  3. 3. 竭力抑制
    怒火。
    吃点药咳嗽。
  4. 4. 胜过;超过
    群芳。
    东风倒西风。
  5. 5. 逼近;迫近
    落日枝头。
    大军境。
  6. 6. 搁置不动
    在仓库里卖不出去。
    这份报告被了半年。
  7. 7. 现在一般写作"押"。
  8. 8.
  9. 9. 特指电、气或血
    器。
  10. 10. E右下是"盵",不是"土"。

Examples

这箱子得变形了。
The box has been crushed out of shape.
行李得扁担嘎吱嘎吱直响。
The shoulder pole creaked under the weight of the luggage.
扁担得咯吱咯吱地直响。
The carrying pole creaked under the load.
搁不住
cannot stand crushing
不住心头的火气
can hardly contain one's anger; cannot hold back one's rage
不住心头的怒火
be unable to restrain one's fury; be unable to control one's anger
旧衣服都箱底了。
The old clothes are stowed away at the bottom of the chest.
这份公文了不少时间。
This document was pigeonholed for quite some time.
不住心头怒火
cannot control one's anger (or hold back one's rage)

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