"turn of the screw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 加緊壓力
• 進一步施壓

Definition

「turn of the screw」是指在已經緊張或困難的情況下，進一步加壓、增加限制或讓氣氛更緊繃的行為。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是較正式或書面語的說法，常用於新聞、討論政策、規則或談判時，形容在艱難情勢下又加碼施壓。文學層面指同名小說，但日常意思較常用於壓力增加。

Examples

The new rules were another turn of the screw for the employees.

新規定對員工來說又是一次**加緊壓力**。

Each turn of the screw made life harder for the villagers.

每一次**加緊壓力**都使村民的生活更困難。

The boss gave us a turn of the screw before the deadline.

老闆在截稿日前又**加緊壓力**。

Just when things were tough, the company gave us another turn of the screw with new targets.

就在情況已經很艱難時，公司又以新目標對我們**加緊壓力**。

It felt like the government’s measures were one more turn of the screw after a hard year.

覺得政府的措施是在艱難一年後又一次**加緊壓力**。

Whenever there’s a crisis, leaders respond with a turn of the screw instead of support.

遇到危機時，領導人總是用**加緊壓力**來回應，而不是給予支持。