・press a person for money [an answer] 人に金をせがむ[回答を迫る].

・They pressed me to come [stay all night, have a drink]. 私にぜひ来る [1 晩泊る, 1 杯飲む] ようにと勧めてくれた.

・He was pressed to retire [into retiring]. 彼は退職を強いられた.

・We pressed him into the position of adviser. 彼を無理やり顧問の地位に就けた.

8a 苦しめる, 圧迫する (oppress), 悩ます (harass).

・press a person with questions 人を質問で悩ます.

・a pack hard pressed by hunger 飢えに迫られた動物の群.

・be pressed by one's creditors 債権者たちにうるさく責めたてられる.

b [受身に用いて] 〔…に〕詰まって[窮して]いる 〔for〕.