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英 [k?m'pres]
美[k?m'pr?s]
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詞態(tài)變化
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;
助記提示
1、com- "together" + press-.
2、字面含義為：press (something) together.
中文詞源
compress 壓縮com-, 強(qiáng)調(diào)。-press, 壓。
英文詞源
- 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.).
雙語例句
- 1. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material.
- 他從來就不懂如何對大篇的材料進(jìn)行整理或精簡。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
- 可以把大量的數(shù)據(jù)壓縮到一張CD-ROM上。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.
- 木塊受壓時可縮小很多.
來自《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》
- 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)詢精簡成一個精妙的問題。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. They used an air compressor to take in atmospheric air , compress it, and force it into the cabin.
- 他們用一臺空氣壓縮機(jī)把大氣中的空氣吸進(jìn)來, 加以壓縮, 然后送入船艙.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》