compress

['kɔmpres,kəm'pres]

vt. 压缩, 压榨
n. [医]敷布

例句与用法：

It is impossible to compress the story of the First World War into a few pages.

把第一次世界大战的事缩写成几页是不可能的。

Serving to or able to compress.

起压缩作用或能够压缩的

The film compresses several years into half an hour.

这部电影将几年的事压缩于半小时内。

The farmers compressed straw into blocks for burning.

农民们将干草压成块用来烧火。

词形变化：

动词过去式: compressed | 动词过去分词: compressed | 动词现在分词: compressing | 动词第三人称单数: compresses |

详细释义：

vt.[(+into)]

1. 压, 压紧, 压缩

Wood cuttings and sawdust can be compressed into boards.

木屑和锯末可压制成板。

2. 归纳, 概括, 精简

Can you compress your speech into five minutes?

你能把你的讲话精简为五分钟吗?

n.[C]

1. (消炎等用的)湿敷布

2. (棉花等的)打包机