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美音:[(noun) ´kɔmpres (verb) kəmp´res ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
英音:[(noun) ´kɔmpres (verb) kəmp´res ]点这儿播放单词英音发声
vt.压缩,摘要叙述 n.(外科)敷布

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compress为六级词汇

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动词过去式:compressed 过去分词:compressed 现在分词:compressing 第三人称单数:compresses

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press=to press(压)

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concentrate  condense  crush  press  reduce  squeeze    

compress


/kəm'pres; kəm`prɛs/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth)
1 press sth together; force sth into a small(er) space 压紧; 将某物压进(较)小的空间; 挤压; 压缩
*compressed air, ie at higher than atmospheric pressure 压缩空气
* compressing straw into blocks for burning 将乾草压成块供燃烧.
2 express (ideas, etc) in a shorter form; condense 使(意见等)简短, 精简, 浓缩
*compress an argument into just a few sentences 将论点概括成几句话
* The film compresses several years into half an hour. 这电影将几年的事压缩于半小时内.

/'kɒmpres; `kɑmprɛs/
n pad or cloth pressed on to a part of the body to stop bleeding, reduce fever, etc (用以止血、退烧等的)敷布, 压布
*a cold/hot compress 冷[热]敷布.