The verb is pronounced /kəm'pres/. The noun is pronounced 'kɒmpres/. 动词读作 /kəm'pres/,名词读作 /'kɒmpres/。
1 V-ERG (使)压紧;(使)压缩 When you
compress something or when it
compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
(使)压紧;(使)压缩 -
Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs. [VERB noun]
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。
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Air will compress but the brake fluid won't. [VERB]
空气会压缩,但是刹车油不会。
2 VERB 使简练;缩短 If you
compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
使简练;缩短 3 VERB [usually passive] 压缩,缩短(时间) If an event
is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.
压缩,缩短(时间) -
The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period. [be VERB-ed + into]
这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间,这是前所未有的。
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Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed. [be VERB-ed]
有些课程,比如工程学,必须减少课时。
4 N-COUNT (用以退烧的)敷布,压布 A
compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever.
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