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compressed

🇬🇧 UK/kəm'prest/🇺🇸 US/kәm'prest/
TOEFLB2

Definitions

adj.

Pressed tightly together; reduced in size or volume by pressure; flattened.

被压缩的;压扁的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
comtogether, with
+
presspress, squeeze
+
edpast tense / completed
=compressed

Common Collocations

  • 1.compressed air压缩空气

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The compressed schedule meant the team had to work rapidly to meet the tight deadline.

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