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compress vt.压缩,摘要叙述 n.(外科)敷布 As a verb, compress means to squeeze together with a fair amount of pressure. When you compress a sponge to get all the water out, you press it between your palms or squish it between your fingers. Compress can also mean to make something more compact — as with the sponge, when you compress an object it gets smaller. You could even compress a speech by cutting it down into a shorter but equally effective version. ★☆☆☆☆ 1998.6

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[kəm'pres] The noun compress refers to a pad that's held to your body to reduce pain or symptoms of illness. A washcloth dipped in cold water and pressed onto your forehead to help you cool down is a type of compress. Over billions of years, the gas was compressed by gravity into galaxies, stars, plants and eventually, even humans. The verb is pronounced /kəm'pres/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpres/. 动词读作 /kəm'pres/，名词读作 /'kɒmpres/。1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)压紧；(使)压缩 When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.   [V n]  [V]Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs...坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。compressionThe compression of the wood is easily achieved.木头很容易压紧。2[VERB 动词]使简练；缩短 If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.   [V n]He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material...他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book.那三本书的内容全都压缩进一本书了。3[VERB 动词]压缩，缩短(时间) If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.   [be V-ed into n]  [be V-ed]  [usu passive]The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period...这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间，这是前所未有的。Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.有些课程，比如工程学，必须减少课时。4[N-COUNT 可数名词](用以退烧的)敷布，压布 A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。

英语单词	compress
英美音标	[kəm'pres]
中文释义	vt.压缩,摘要叙述 n.(外科)敷布
vocab简明	The noun compress refers to a pad that's held to your body to reduce pain or symptoms of illness. A washcloth dipped in cold water and pressed onto your forehead to help you cool down is a type of compress.
vocab扩展	As a verb, compress means to squeeze together with a fair amount of pressure. When you compress a sponge to get all the water out, you press it between your palms or squish it between your fingers. Compress can also mean to make something more compact — as with the sponge, when you compress an object it gets smaller. You could even compress a speech by cutting it down into a shorter but equally effective version.
真题原句	Over billions of years, the gas was compressed by gravity into galaxies, stars, plants and eventually, even humans.
柯林斯星级	★☆☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	The verb is pronounced /kəm'pres/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpres/. 动词读作 /kəm'pres/，名词读作 /'kɒmpres/。 1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)压紧；(使)压缩 When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space. [V n] [V] Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs... 坐着或者走路的时候低头垂肩，这种不正确的姿势会压迫体内的器官。 Air will compress but the brake fluid won't. 空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。 compression The compression of the wood is easily achieved. 木头很容易压紧。 2 [VERB 动词]使简练；缩短 If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter. [V n] He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material... 他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。 All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book. 那三本书的内容全都压缩进一本书了。 3 [VERB 动词]压缩，缩短(时间) If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously. [be V-ed into n] [be V-ed] [usu passive] The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period... 这4场辩论将被压缩到短短8天的时间，这是前所未有的。 Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed. 有些课程，比如工程学，必须减少课时。 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](用以退烧的)敷布，压布 A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses. 喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。
来源	1998.6

Compress Pressed N Noun Pad Body Reduce Cold