a)PUSHto push something into its place 把某物推入[压入,按入,塞入]适当的位置
Jane slammed the door and pressed the bolt home.
简砰的一声把门关上并插上了插销。
b)EMPHASIZEto repeat or emphasize something, so that people remember it 重复[强调]某事物〔以使人们记住它〕
He decided it was time to press his point home.
他断定该是强调他观点的时候了。
Examples from the Corpus
press ... point• Deuce did not press the point.• I decided not press the point.• She had refused to disrupt an already smoothly running system and he hadn't pressed the point.• It was not a place for reasoned argument and Alec Davidson did not press his point further.• To press the point home, each packet carried the World WildlifeFundlogo.• When it comes to cost, an AssociatedPress article points out the add-ons could wipe out your sandwichsavings.• We have become expert in the physiognomy of pleasure, the nodes to press, the points to massage.• Piers didn't say anything, but he didn't press the point with her.