释义 |
Adjective: compressed kum'prest- Pressed tightly together
"with lips compressed" - tight - Reduced in volume by pressure
"compressed air" - Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes)
- flat Verb: compress kum'pres- Make more compact by or as if by pressing
"compress the data" - compact, pack together - Squeeze or press together
"she compressed her lips" - constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press
See also: closed, compressible, compressing, compression, compressor, shut, thin Type of: force, squeeze, tighten, wedge Antonym: decompress Encyclopedia: Compress Compressed |