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单词 decompress
释义

decompress

[ dee-kuhm-pres ]
/ ˌdi kəmˈprɛs /

verb (used with object)

to cause to undergo decompression.

verb (used without object)

to undergo decompression.
Informal. to relax; unwind.

Origin of decompress

1900–05; translation of French décomprimer.See de-, compress

OTHER WORDS FROM decompress

de·com·pres·sive, adjective

Words nearby decompress

decompose, decomposed, decomposer, decomposition, decompound, decompress, decompression, decompression chamber, decompression sickness, deconcentrate, decondition
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Example sentences from the Web for decompress

  • Everyone was dazed by their look at death, but relieved by the opportunity to decompress.

    I Heard About the Latest Crazed Shooter While I Watched the World Cup with Guys He Almost Killed|Daniel Genis|July 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
  • He was talking about places that give a neighborhood its stability and coherence, where we can see familiar faces and decompress.

    The Fourth Place|Richard Florida|July 6, 2010|DAILY BEAST
  • He cited the waste of oxygen which resulted by having to decompress Bandit every time someone left or entered the ship.

    First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for decompress

decompress
/ (ˌdiːkəmˈprɛs) /

verb

to relieve (a substance) of pressure or (of a substance) to be relieved of pressure
to return (a diver, caisson worker, etc) to a condition of normal atmospheric pressure gradually from a condition of increased pressure or (of a diver, etc) to be returned to such a condition

Derived forms of decompress

decompression, noundecompressive, adjective
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