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Compact Small N Car Compacted Means Pronounced Adj Graded

英语单词 compact
英美音标 英 ['kɒmpækt] 美 ['kɑːmpækt]
中文释义 adj.紧密的;紧凑的;简洁的
vt.使简洁;使装满;压实
n.合约条约;梳妆粉盒;<美>小型汽车
英语例句 (1) He received a compact package.
(2) Regulator shall be corrosion resistant, compact and lightweight.
(3) We'd love to buy a compact car.
(4) The kids are try to compact the sand into the mold.
(5) Heat and lack of rain have compacted the soil.
(6) You should sign your name on the right side of the compact.
中文例句 (1) 他收到一个扎得很紧的包裹。
(2) 这种调节阀应该是耐腐蚀的,紧凑的和轻型的。
(3) 我们想买一辆简洁的车。
(4) 孩子们正在设法把这沙土堆积到模子里。
(5) 高热少雨使土壤固结。
(6) 你应该在合约的右边签上你的名字。
vocabulary简明 A compact is a signed written agreement that binds you to do what you've promised. It also refers to something small or closely grouped together, like the row of compact rental cars you see when you wanted a van.
vocabulary扩展 As a verb, compact means "to compress or squeeze together," like how the garbage truck compacts your bags of trash. Compact, the adjective, describes something that is tightly packed together, like your luggage that is so compact it fits in the overhead compartment. Compact can also describe a brief summary, like a compact explanation of how the universe began that lasted only 10 minutes!
柯林斯解释
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.
  [usu ADJ n]
  [approval]
  • ...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

compactness
  • The 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.
  [ADJ n]
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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.
      [V n]
      [FORMAL 正式]
    • 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

    compaction
    • Regular 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.

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