1. (使)壓緊;(使)壓縮
    When you compress something or when it compresses, it is pressed or squeezed so that it takes up less space.

    e.g. Poor posture, sitting or walking slouched over, compresses the body's organs...
           坐著或者走路的時(shí)候低頭垂肩，這種不正確的姿勢(shì)會(huì)壓迫體內(nèi)的器官。
    e.g. Air will compress but the brake fluid won't.
           空氣會(huì)壓縮，但是剎車(chē)油不會(huì)。

2. 使簡(jiǎn)練;縮短
    If you compress something such as a piece of writing or a description, you make it shorter.

    e.g. He never understood how to organize or compress large masses of material...
           他從來(lái)就不懂如何對(duì)大篇的材料進(jìn)行整理或精簡(jiǎn)。
    e.g. All those three books are compacted and compressed into one book.
           那三本書(shū)的內(nèi)容全都?jí)嚎s進(jìn)一本書(shū)了。

3. 壓縮，縮短(時(shí)間)
    If an event is compressed into a short space of time, it is given less time to happen than normal or previously.

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    e.g. The four debates will be compressed into an unprecedentedly short eight-day period...
           這4場(chǎng)辯論將被壓縮到短短8天的時(shí)間，這是前所未有的。
    e.g. Some courses such as engineering had to be compressed.
           有些課程，比如工程學(xué)，必須減少課時(shí)。

4. (用以退燒的)敷布，壓布
    A compress is a pad of wet or dry cloth pressed on part of a patient's body to reduce fever.

    e.g. Sore throats may be relieved by cold compresses.
           喉嚨痛用冷敷布敷一下可能會(huì)好一些。