compact

adjective

/kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɒmpækt/

/kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɑːmpækt/

(usually approving) smaller than is usual for things of the same kind小型的；袖珍的
- a compact camera袖珍照相机
- The device is small and compact and weighs only 2.2lb.该设备小巧紧凑，重量仅为2.2磅。
- Edinburgh is a compact city.爱丁堡是一座很紧凑的城市。
- The car is surprisingly powerful and has a very compact engine.这辆车动力惊人，发动机非常紧凑。
using or filling only a small amount of space紧凑的；体积小的
- The kitchen was compact but well equipped.这间厨房虽然空间小但设备齐全。
- Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years.在过去的15年里，计算机变得更加紧凑。
closely packed together紧密的；坚实的
- a compact mass of earth一堆压得很结实的泥土
- The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark.灰色的云变得更加紧密，天空突然变得黑暗。
(of a person or an animal人或动物) small and strong矮小而健壮的
- He had a compact and muscular body.他个子矮小，身体健壮。

词源adjective late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.

compact

noun

/ˈkɒmpækt/

/ˈkɑːmpækt/

(North American English) a small car小汽车 compare subcompactTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
a small flat box with a mirror, containing powder that women use on their faces带镜粉饼盒
(formal) a formal agreement between two or more people or countries协定；协议；契约；合约
- The government has signed a compact of free association.政府已经签署了一份自由联合协定。
- The support will continue under a compact which runs until 2010.这种支持将根据一项契约持续到2010年。
Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Politicsc2

词源noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’. noun sense 3 late 16th cent.: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com- ‘with’ + pacisci ‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact.

compact

verb

/kəmˈpækt/

[usually passive]

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they compact	/kəmˈpækt/ /kəmˈpækt/
he / she / it compacts	/kəmˈpækts/ /kəmˈpækts/
past simple compacted	/kəmˈpæktɪd/ /kəmˈpæktɪd/
past participle compacted	/kəmˈpæktɪd/ /kəmˈpæktɪd/
-ing form compacting	/kəmˈpæktɪŋ/ /kəmˈpæktɪŋ/

compact something to press something tightly together把…紧压在一起（或压实）
- a layer of compacted snow压紧的一层雪
词源verb late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.

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