The adjective and verb are pronounced /kəm'pækt/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpækt/. 形容词和动词读作 /kəm'pækt/,名词读作 /'kɒmpækt/。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]小而紧凑的 Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
...my compact office in Washington.
我在华盛顿小而紧凑的办公室
...the new, more compact Czech government.
更为精简的新捷克政府
compactnessThe very compactness of the cottage made it all the more snug and appealing.
正是村舍的小巧紧凑让其更为温暖舒适,也更有吸引力。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]矮小结实的;矮壮的 A
compact person is small but strong.
He was compact, probably no taller than me...
他矮小壮实,可能并不比我高。
He looked physically very powerful, athletic in a compact way.
他看上去非常强壮,像个敦实的运动员。
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[ADJ 形容词]小巧的;袖珍的 A
compact cassette, camera, or car is a small type of cassette, camera, or car.
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[VERB 动词]把…压实(或压紧) To
compact something means to press it so that it becomes more solid.
The Smith boy was compacting the trash...
史密斯家的男孩在把垃圾压紧。
The soil settles and is compacted by the winter rain.
土壤沉积下来,然后在冬雨的作用下变得坚实。
compacted...a pile of compacted earth.
一堆压实的土
compactionRegular forking of beds and borders relieves the compaction caused by rain.
时常翻动一下花圃和草坪四周会让被雨水压紧的土壤松动松动。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](内有镜子的)化妆粉盒 A
compact is a small, flat case that contains face powder and a mirror.