vt.[(+into)]

1. 壓，壓緊，壓縮
   Wood cuttings and sawdust can be compressed into boards.

   木屑和鋸末可壓製成板。

2. 歸納，概括，精簡
   Can you compress your speech into five minutes?

   你能把你的講話精簡為五分鐘嗎？

n.[C]

1. （消炎等用的）溼敷布
2. （棉花等的）打包機

v.

1. flatten by pressure; squeeze into less space.
   ▸squeeze or press (two things) together.
   ▸ [as adj. compressed] chiefly Biology  having a narrow shape as if flattened, especially sideways.
2. reduce the dynamic range of (a sound signal).
3. Computing  alter the form of (data) to reduce the amount of storage necessary.

n.