compresscom•press /kəm'pres/

vt

1. 压缩；压紧

• compressed air 压缩空气

• compress one's lips tightly 抿紧嘴唇

2. 使变简练

• She compressed her report into two pages. 她把报告压缩成两页。

3. 常用被动 压缩(时间)

• A three-year training course has been compressed into eighteen months. 将3年的培训课程缩短至18个月。

4. 把…打成包

• compress cotton into bales 将棉花打成棉包

vi 被压缩小

• Wood blocks may compress under pressure. 木块受压时会缩小。

–compressible adj –compression n U