press on奋力前进; 坚持
例句:Though they were extremely tired, they still pressed on.
他们尽管非常疲劳, 但仍奋力前进。
I know it's almost midnight, but we'd better press on and get the job finished.
我知道现在快半夜了, 但我们最好还是坚持干下去, 把工作干完。
5.Meanwhile, France has said it wants to speed up diplomatic efforts to impose a no-fly zone over Libya.
speed up(使)加速
例句:We'll never get there if he doesn't speed up.
如果他不快些走, 我们一定到不了那里。
We are speeding up the mechanization of our agriculture.
我们正在加快农业机械化的步伐。