compress
英 [kəm'pres]
美[kəm'prɛs]
- vi. 受压缩小
- vt. 压缩，压紧；精简
词态变化
第三人称单数: compresses;过去式: compressed;过去分词: compressed;现在分词: compressing;名词: compression;
助记提示
1、com- "together" + press-.
2、字面含义为：press (something) together.
2、字面含义为：press (something) together.
中文词源
compress 压缩
com-, 强调。-press, 压。
英文词源
- compress
- compress: see press
- compress (v.)
- late 14c., "to press (something) together," from Old French compresser "compress, put under pressure," from Latin compressare "to press together," frequentative of comprimere "to squeeze," from com- "together" (see com-) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Related: Compressed; compressing.
- compress (n.)
- 1590s in the surgical sense, from compress (v.).
双语例句
- 1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
- 可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.
- 木块受压时可缩小很多.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 4. The panelists are left to compress their inquiries into one good zinger of a question.
- 专家讨论小组的成员剩下的工作就是将他们的质询精简成一个精妙的问题。
来自柯林斯例句
- 5. They used an air compressor to take in atmospheric air , compress it, and force it into the cabin.
- 他们用一台空气压缩机把大气中的空气吸进来, 加以压缩, 然后送入船舱.
来自《简明英汉词典》
