com-, 强调。-press, 压。

1. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material.

他从来就不懂如何对大篇的材料进行整理或精简。

2. You can compress huge amounts of data on to a CD-ROM.

可以把大量的数据压缩到一张CD-ROM上。

3. Wood blocks may compress a great deal under pressure.

木块受压时可缩小很多.

4. The panelists are left to compress their inquiries into one good zinger of a question.

专家讨论小组的成员剩下的工作就是将他们的质询精简成一个精妙的问题。

5. They used an air compressor to take in atmospheric air , compress it, and force it into the cabin.

他们用一台空气压缩机把大气中的空气吸进来, 加以压缩, 然后送入船舱.