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单词 compress
释义
compress
Word forms: compresses, compressing , compressed pronunciation note:   The verb is pronounced (kəmpres ). The noun is pronounced (kɒmpres ).
1. verb
When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.
Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs. [VERB noun]
Air will compress but the brake fluid won't. [VERB]
Synonyms: squeeze, crush, squash, constrict  
compression (kəmpreʃən ) uncountable noun
The compression of the wood is easily achieved. [+ of]
Synonyms: squeezing, pressing, crushing, consolidation  
2. verb
If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.
He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material. [VERB noun]
All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book. [VERB-ed]
3. verb [usually passive]
If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.
The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period. [be VERB-ed + into]
Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed. [be VERB-ed]
4. countable noun
A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever, pain, or swelling.
Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
Collocations:
cold compress
After that, the arithmetic becomes increasingly complex and would require a cold compress over the forehead if one tried to explain its many intricacies.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Symptoms normally pass within 48 hours and can be eased using a cold compress and resting with the eyes closed.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The antibiotic drug costs far more than the cold compress which is all yesterday's physician had to fight pneumonia.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Apply a cold compress to the area as soon as you can to reduce pain and swelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also works a treat when applied via a cold compress to the eyes.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
compress a file
However, at higher compression levels, the time required to compress a file increases significantly.
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The server has to use its processor to compress the files, if they aren't already done.
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It searches for an uninfected executable file, compresses the file and prepends itself to it.
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compress a gas
A small descent will increase the pressure, which will compress the gas filled spaces and reduce the total volume of diver and equipment.
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It has three mechanically connected cylinders, each double acting, one to compress the air, one to compress the gas and one driven by the burned mixture.
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The compressor compresses a gas (or mixture of gases) into a liquid.
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When gas bubbles enter a pump head, the compression motion compresses the gas but has a hard time forcing it out of the pump head.
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First it compresses the gas and then mixes it with the abrasive in a mixing chamber.
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compress a nerve
Increased cranial pressure can compress the nerve as it runs between the clivus and brain stem.
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Could this be 'meralgia paraesthetica', caused by the holster compressing the nerve between my abdomen and thigh?
Times, Sunday Times
Isolated injury to the fourth nerve can be caused by any process that stretches or compresses the nerve.
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The structures that are compressing the nerves (usually ligamentum flavum and herniated disc) are then trimmed until the nerves are free from compression.
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compress an image
Two stages are used to compress the image data.
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It works by reducing the size of downloads, simplifying email formats and compressing images from websites.
Times, Sunday Times
It runs continuously in the background, reducing the amount of data you download on to your phone from cellular networks by compressing images and text while you are browsing.
Times, Sunday Times
compress the air
Doubtful — it needs considerable power to compress the air.
Times, Sunday Times
He waxes lyrical about liquid-air engines (which are indeed neat, especially for refrigerating and powering vehicles) without explaining where the energy to compress the air comes from.
Times, Sunday Times
The wave can trap and compress the air under the lip, which creates the crashing sound associated with waves.
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For example, even a bicycle tire pump's metal tube becomes hot as you compress the air to fill a tire.
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It has three mechanically connected cylinders, each double acting, one to compress the air, one to compress the gas and one driven by the burned mixture.
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hot compress
Applying a hot compress to the area of pain may give some relief.
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He placed hot compresses on her, the accepted treatment at the time for postpartum bleeding, but the blood did not stop.
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Warm to hot compresses help with pain and inflammation.
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warm compress
Painkillers, of course, are sensible, but a warm compress isn't, as this will encourage more bleeding.
Times, Sunday Times
Typical preparations include a warm compress or tea.
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The assistant suggested that warm compresses and stroking it with a gold ring would be more effective.
Times, Sunday Times
But if glands are blocked you need warm compresses and lid hygiene instruction from an optometrist.
The Sun
Anti-inflammatories, such as ibuprofen, and warm compresses are useful, but your son should see a urologist for uro-dynamic studies to assess the function of his bladder and water pipe.
The Sun
Translations:
Chinese: 压迫
Japanese: 圧縮する
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