(1)压缩，挤压(force sth into a smaller space than it usu takes)[T+n，T+n+prep(into)]：～cotton into bales/wood cuttings and sawdust into board/some clay into a small ball把棉花打成包/木屑和锯末压成板/一些黏土挤成小球;～gas into liquid form把气体压缩成液态;～all one's belongings into a suitcase把全部财物塞进一个小旅行箱;～ed air/gases/food tablets压缩空气/气体/食物块;〖反〗expand， enlarge，spread，stretch;

(2)压紧(press or squeeze together)[T+n，T+n+prep(into)]：～one's lips tightly/into a thin tight line紧抿嘴唇/把双唇抿成一条线;〖同〗press，squeeze;

(3)压(浓)缩(express(ideas，thoughts，etc)in fewer words;condense)[T+n，T+n+prep(into)]：～one's lecture/one's speech into ten minutes把讲演/讲话压缩成10分钟;～one's story/one's ideas/one's emotions into a few words把故事/思想/感情用几句话表述出来;(film)～several years into two hours(电影)把几年发生的事情用两个小时表现出来;(proverb)～the wisdom of centuries of experience into a single sentence(谚语)把经历数百年形成的智慧用一句话表达出来;〖同〗condense，reduce，shorten;〖反〗expand，lengthen;

→com′pression n 压缩;com′pressor n 压缩机;com′pressible adj 可压缩的;com-͵pressi′bility n 可压缩性;

【辨异】compress 与contract²、condense 和concentrate的区别见CONCENTRATE。