compression
英 [kəm'preʃ(ə)n]
美 [kəm'prɛʃən]
TOEFL CET6
1、com- "together" + press- + -ion.
2、字面含义为：press (something) together.
- compression (n.)
- c. 1400, from Middle French compression (14c.), from Latin compressionem (nominative compressio) "a pressing together," noun of action from past participle stem of comprimere "to squeeze" (see compress (v.)). Related: Compressional. Compressional wave is attested from 1887.
- 1. The compression and density make this a difficult book to read, but it richly rewards the effort.
- 这本书内容丰富，思想深刻，很难读懂，但是非常值得一读。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. This compression is not dissipated by agents.
- 这一浓缩作用不会被药剂所消除。
来自辞典例句
- 3. A gas is cooled by expansion and heated by compression.
- 气体膨胀时冷却,压缩时变热.
来自辞典例句
- 4. Stenosis may be caused by cicatricial tissue or by compression.
- 食道狭窄可由斑痕组织或压迫所引起.
来自辞典例句
- 5. Cracks may initiate in compression, and certainly in tension.
- 裂缝可能在压缩载荷下形成, 当然也可能在拉伸载荷下形成.
来自辞典例句
