compress

verb

/kəmˈpres/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they compress	/kəmˈpres/ /kəmˈpres/
he / she / it compresses	/kəmˈpresɪz/ /kəmˈpresɪz/
past simple compressed	/kəmˈprest/ /kəmˈprest/
past participle compressed	/kəmˈprest/ /kəmˈprest/
-ing form compressing	/kəmˈpresɪŋ/ /kəmˈpresɪŋ/

[transitive, intransitive] to press things together or press something into a smaller space; to be pressed in this way（被）压紧，压缩
- compress something (into something) compressed air/gas压缩空气／气体
- As more snow fell, the bottom layer was compressed into ice.随着更多的雪落下，底层被压缩成冰。
- She compressed her lips.她紧闭双唇。
- compress (into something) Her lips compressed into a thin line.她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
Topics Physics and chemistryc1
[transitive] compress something (into something) to reduce something and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time精简；浓缩；压缩 synonym condense
- The main arguments were compressed into one chapter.主要的论证被压缩为一个章节。
- Rehearsal time will have to be compressed into two evenings.排练时间将不得不压缩到两个晚上。
[transitive] compress something (computing计算机) to make computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a disk, etc.压缩（文件等） opposite decompress

词源late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere.

compress

noun

/ˈkɒmpres/

/ˈkɑːmpres/

a cloth that is pressed onto a part of the body to stop the loss of blood, reduce pain, etc.（止血、减痛等的）敷布，压布
- to apply a cold compress敷冷敷
词源late Middle English: from Old French compresser or late Latin compressare, frequentative of Latin comprimere, from com- ‘together’ + premere ‘to press’; or directly from compress- ‘pressed together’, from the verb comprimere.