(also press aheadphrasal verbphr v)CONTINUE/NOT STOP to continue doing something, especially working, in a determined way 坚定地继续〔尤指工作〕
We’ll talk about your suggestion later – now let’s just press on.
我们回头再来讨论你的建议,现在我们先继续吧。
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Shall we press ahead with the minutes of the last meeting?
我们是否继续宣读上次会议的纪要?
Examples from the Corpus
press on• I was finding the book hard to understand, but I pressed on.• It started to rain and a strong windblew, but he pressed on regardless.• We're nearly there, so let's press on while it's still daylight.• Despite opposition , the government is pressing on with its welfare reforms.
press with• Richie attempted to press on with An Early Bath for Thompson, but he soon nodded off.• He pressed on with even more caution.• Undeterred, Van de Markpressed on with his idea.• Jonathon pressed on with his new model.• They pressed on withrenewedhope.• And indeed it was very difficult to press on with the rehearsal.• Some wanted to press on with the war and argued for Mentheus's son, Altheus.