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compress
英 [kəmˈpres]
[VERB]
compresses , compressing , compressed
1. [I 不及物动词] 压缩
When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
双语例句
例：Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs.
含胸坐、含胸走等不良姿势会压迫身体器官。
2. [T 及物动词] 简缩（文字、描述等）
If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
近义词
双语例句
例：He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material.
他从来不懂如何组织或简缩大篇材料。
3. [T 及物动词] 压缩（时间）
If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.
双语例句
例：The four debates will be compressed into an eight-day period.
4场辩论将被压缩在8天内。