compress /kәm'pres/

Meaning

English definition

• (n.) a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)
• (v.) make more compact by or as if by pressing
• (v.) squeeze or press together

Chinese translation

• vt. 压缩, 压紧
• vi. 受压缩小
• [计] 压缩程序

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/kәm'pres/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS · GRE

Frequency

Zipf 3.07 · Super Rare

Word forms

compressed, compressing, compresses

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