compress

verb

1. （被）压紧，压缩
   to press or squeeze sth together or into a smaller space; to be pressed or squeezed in this way
   1. compressed air/gas
      压缩空气 / 气体
   2. Her lips compressed into a thin line.
      她的双唇抿成了一道缝。
2. 精简；浓缩；压缩
   to reduce sth and fit it into a smaller space or amount of time
   1. The main arguments were compressed into one chapter.
      主要的论证被压缩进了一个章节。
3. 压缩（文件等）
   to make computer files, etc. smaller so that they use less space on a disk, etc.

noun

1. （止血、减痛等的）敷布，压布
   a cloth that is pressed onto a part of the body to stop the loss of blood, reduce pain, etc.

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


1. V-ERG (使)压紧;(使)压缩
   When you compress something or when it compresses, 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。
2. VERB 使简练;缩短
   If you compress something 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。
3. VERB 压缩，缩短(时间)
   If an event is compressed into a 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。
4. N-COUNT (用以退烧的)敷布，压布
   A compress is 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。

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。
3. 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。
4. 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。
5. 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。
6. Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.
   有些课程，比如工程学，必须减少课时。
7. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
   喉咙痛用冷敷布敷一下可能会好一些。
8. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.
   可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。
9. The panelists are left to compress their inquiries into one good zinger of a question
   专家讨论小组的成员剩下的工作就是将他们的质询精简成一个精妙的问题。
10. SOAP intermediary nodes can be used to compress and forward the SOAP messages.
    SOAP中介体节点可以被用于压缩和转发SOAP消息。
11. This type of compressor can be effective only when it is used to compress XML documents with predefined schemas.
    只有使用此类压缩器来压缩带有预定义模式的XML文档时，这类压缩器才是有效的。
12. Compress reduces the size of data being stored, thereby creating unused space in the partition.
    压缩减少所存储数据的大小，从而在分区中生成未使用的空间。
13. Do not use gzip to compress resources that are already compressed, such as images and movies.
    不要对已经压缩的资源使用gzip，比如图像和视频。
14. You must enable disk compression before you can compress data.
    在压缩数据之前，必须先启用磁盘压缩。
15. DB2 provides the capability to compress the data in a table space or partition.
    DB2提供了压缩一个表空间或分区中的数据的能力。
16. One approach to this problem is to compress JavaScript files.
    解决此问题的一种方法是压缩JavaScript文件。
17. The Compress engine decompresses data streamed from disk.
    Compress引擎从磁盘中解压缩数据流。
18. You can use operating system utilities to compress or otherwise process the data.
    可以使用操作系统实用程序压缩或处理数据。
19. Techniques can be applied to compress certain formats.
    可以应用技术手段压缩某些格式。
20. Did you forget to compress your images?
    你忘了来压缩您的图片？
21. The dynamic recrystallization mechanism during hot compress was examined by the true stress-strain curves and TEM.
    采用真应力一真应变曲线和TEM研究其高温压缩变形中的流变应力行为和它的动态再结晶过程。
22. You can compress all the pictures in a file to reduce the overall size of your web site.
    可以将所有图片压缩到一个文件中，以减少网站的总体大小。
23. EZW coding method is applied to compress data in wavelet domain.
    EZW编码方法被用来压缩小波域内数据。
24. Types to compress and decompress files.
    类型来压缩和解压缩文件。
25. As its name suggests, it uses a rubber or elastic spring that can compress or expand when needed.
    正如其名字所表示的那样，它使用了一个橡胶或弹性春天可以压缩或扩展需要时。
26. If you use compression, you should compress data before encrypting it.
    如果使用压缩，应在加密前压缩数据。
27. Compress pictures for smaller file size and faster loading.
    压缩图片以获得更小的文件和更快的加载速度。
28. The Compress and Decompress Method of Linux System
    Linux系统的文件压缩和解压缩方法
29. One way we can compress data is to use a frequency table or a frequency distribution.
    压缩资料的一种有效方法是编制频率表或频率分布。
30. Homomorphic filtering is a frequency domain operation to compress image light area and enhance contrast.
    同态滤波是一种将亮度范围压缩和对比度增强的频域处理方法。

  press compress squash squeeze【导航词义：压】

  press v. 压，按

〔辨析〕指某个人或物体在某一表面上施压。

  compress v. 压紧，压缩

〔辨析〕指外部因素使某物体积变小。

  squash v. 压扁，压坏

〔辨析〕指将某物压扁，常含压碎或压坏之意。

  squeeze v. 挤，压，挤出

〔辨析〕指用手或手指用力捏紧某物，也指挤出液体。

noun

1. a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

verb

1. squeeze or press together
   1. she compressed her lips
   2. the spasm contracted the muscle

   Synonym:    constrictsqueezecompactcontractpress

2. make more compact by or as if by pressing
   1. compress the data

   Synonym:    compactpack together