compress
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/kəmˈpres/
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/kəmˈpres/
to press or squeeze something to make it smaller
You can compress the clothes to fit more in the suitcase.
你可以壓縮衣服以便在行李箱裡裝更多東西。
to make something shorter or smaller in size or time
The teacher asked us to compress our long report into one page.
老師要求我們把長篇報告壓縮到一頁。
to make computer files smaller to save space
You need to compress the large files before sending them by email.
你需要先壓縮大檔案,然後再透過電子郵件傳送。
a soft pad pressed on the body to stop bleeding or reduce pain
Use a cold compress to reduce the swelling on your injury.
使用冷敷布來減輕你受傷部位的腫脹。