compression

英 [kəmˈprɛʃən]

美 [kəmˈprɛʃən]

n. 压缩；浓缩，压迫，加压；压力；紧缩；密集; 简练; 压缩元件，压缩波

BNC.8171 / COCA.8364

柯林斯词典

The verb is pronounced /kəm'pres/. The noun is pronounced /'kɒmpres/. 动词读作 /kəm'pres/，名词读作 /'kɒmpres/。

V-ERG (使)压紧;(使)压缩
When youcompresssomething or when itcompresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
1. 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。
2. Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.
  空气会压缩，但是刹车油不会。
VERB 使简练;缩短
If youcompresssomething such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
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。
2. 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。
VERB 压缩，缩短(时间)
If an eventis compressed intoa short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.
1. 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。
2. Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.
  有些课程，比如工程学，必须减少课时。
N-COUNT (用以退烧的)敷布，压布
Acompressis a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever.
1. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
  喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。

noun

applying pressure
Synonym:compressing
encoding information while reducing the bandwidth or bits required
the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together
1. the contraction of a gas on cooling
Synonym:condensationcontraction
an increase in the density of something
Synonym:compactionconcretiondensification