compress

英 [k?m'pres] 美[k?m'pr?s]

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第三人稱單數(shù):?compresses;過去式:?compressed;過去分詞:?compressed;現(xiàn)在分詞:?compressing;名詞:?compression;

1、com- "together" + press-.
2、字面含義為：press (something) together.

compress 壓縮

com-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-press, 壓。

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.).

1. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material.: 他從來(lái)就不懂如何對(duì)大篇的材料進(jìn)行整理或精簡(jiǎn)。

2. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.: 可以把大量的數(shù)據(jù)壓縮到一張CD-ROM上。

4. The panelists are left to compress their inquiries into one good zinger of a question.: 專家討論小組的成員剩下的工作就是將他們的質(zhì)詢精簡(jiǎn)成一個(gè)精妙的問題。

5. They used an air compressor to take in atmospheric air , compress it, and force it into the cabin.: 他們用一臺(tái)空氣壓縮機(jī)把大氣中的空氣吸進(jìn)來(lái), 加以壓縮, 然后送入船艙.