compress

英 [kəmˈpres , ˈkɒmpres]

美 [kəmˈpres , ˈkɑːmpres]

v.  (被)压紧; 精简; 浓缩; 压缩; 压缩(文件等)
n.  (止血、减痛等的)敷布，压布

过去分词：compressed　现在分词：compressing　过去式：compressed　第三人称单数：compresses　复数：compresses　

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Collins.1 / BNC.9573 / COCA.9510

同义词辨析

presscompresssquashsqueeze【导航词义：压】

牛津词典

verb

• （被）压紧，压缩
  to press or squeeze sth together or into a smaller space; to be pressed or squeezed in this way
  1. compressed air/gas
     压缩空气 / 气体
  2. Her lips compressed into a thin line.
     她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
• 精简；浓缩；压缩
  to reduce sth and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time
  1. The main arguments were compressed into one chapter.
     主要的论证被压缩进了一个章节。
• 压缩（文件等）
  to make computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a disk, etc.

noun

• （止血、减痛等的）敷布，压布
  a cloth that is pressed onto a part of the body to stop the loss of blood, reduce pain, etc.

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /kəm'pres/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpres/. 动词读作 /kəm'pres/，名词读作 /'kɒmpres/。


• V-ERG (使)压紧;(使)压缩
  When youcompresssomething or when itcompresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
  1. Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs...
     坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。
  2. Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.
     空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。
• VERB 使简练;缩短
  If youcompresssomething such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
  1. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material...
     他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。
  2. All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book.
     那三本书的内容全都压缩进一本书了。
• VERB 压缩，缩短(时间)
  If an eventis compressed intoa short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.
  1. The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period...
     这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间，这是前所未有的。
  2. Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.
     有些课程，比如工程学，必须减少课时。
• N-COUNT (用以退烧的)敷布，压布
  Acompressis a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever.
  1. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
     喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。

英英释义

noun

• a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

verb

• squeeze or press together
  1. she compressed her lips
  2. the spasm contracted the muscle
  Synonym:constrictsqueezecompactcontractpress
• make more compact by or as if by pressing
  1. compress the data
  Synonym:compactpack together

双语例句

• Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs
  坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。
• Homomorphic filtering is a frequency domain operation to compress image light area and enhance contrast.
  同态滤波是一种将亮度范围压缩和对比度增强的频域处理方法。
• If you use compression, you should compress data before encrypting it.
  如果使用压缩，应在加密前压缩数据。
• The panelists are left to compress their inquiries into one good zinger of a question
  专家讨论小组的成员剩下的工作就是将他们的质询精简成一个精妙的问题。
• The dynamic recrystallization mechanism during hot compress was examined by the true stress-strain curves and TEM.
  采用真应力一真应变曲线和TEM研究其高温压缩变形中的流变应力行为和它的动态再结晶过程。
• You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
  可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
• The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period
  这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间，这是前所未有的。
• You must enable disk compression before you can compress data.
  在压缩数据之前，必须先启用磁盘压缩。
• Compress pictures for smaller file size and faster loading.
  压缩图片以获得更小的文件和更快的加载速度。
• Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
  喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。