[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（对加诸其上的空气压力的）减压，卸压Decompression is the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
Decompression blew out a window in the plane.
减压导致飞机的一个窗户爆裂。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]（从深水回到正常气压的）减压Decompression is the process of bringing someone back to the normal pressure of the air after they have been deep underwater.
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...a decompression chamber.
减压室
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de·com·pres·sion/ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn; NAmEˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn/noun[uncountable ]1a reduction in air pressure; the act of reducing the pressure of the air 减压；卸压◆a decompression chamber(= a piece of equipment that diverssit in so that they can return slowly to normal air pressure after being deep in the sea) 减压舱（潜水员深海作业后坐在其中恢复到正常气压）◆decompression sickness(= severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by diverswho come back to the surface of deep water too quickly) 减压病（潜水员从深水迅速回到水面后感到的剧痛和呼吸困难）☞see also
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atbendn. (2 )2( technical 术语) the act or process of allowing sth that has been compressed(= made smaller) to fill the space that it originally took up 解压缩（将压缩的东西恢复到原位）de·com·pres·sion/ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn; NAmEˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn/
1to reduce the pressure of air on something2technical to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, when the information was stored on the computer in a special form that used less space in the computer’s memory: Most Macintosh computers can decompress files automatically.—decompression /-ˈpreʃən/ noun [uncountable]
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