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单词 compact
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compact

adjective
/kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɒmpækt/
/kəmˈpækt/, /ˈkɑːmpækt/
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  1. (usually approving) smaller than is usual for things of the same kind
    • a compact camera
    • The device is small and compact and weighs only 2.2lb.
    Extra Examples
    • Edinburgh is a compact city.
    • The car is surprisingly powerful and has a very compact engine.
  2. using or filling only a small amount of space
    • The kitchen was compact but well equipped.
    • Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years.
  3. closely packed together
    • a compact mass of earth
    • The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark.
  4. (of a person or an animal) small and strong
    • He had a compact and muscular body.
    5. Word Originadjective late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.

compact

noun
/ˈkɒmpækt/
/ˈkɑːmpækt/
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  1. (North American English) a small car compare subcompactTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. a small flat box with a mirror, containing powder that women use on their faces
  3. (formal) a formal agreement between two or more people or countries
    • The government has signed a compact of free association.
    • The support will continue under a compact which runs until 2010.
    Topics Discussion and agreementc2, Politicsc2
    4. Word Originnoun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’. noun sense 3 late 16th cent.: from Latin compactum, past participle of compacisci, from com- ‘with’ + pacisci ‘make a covenant’. Compare with pact.

compact

verb
/kəmˈpækt/
/kəmˈpækt/
[usually passive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they compact
/kəmˈpækt/
/kəmˈpækt/
he / she / it compacts
/kəmˈpækts/
/kəmˈpækts/
past simple compacted
/kəmˈpæktɪd/
/kəmˈpæktɪd/
past participle compacted
/kəmˈpæktɪd/
/kəmˈpæktɪd/
-ing form compacting
/kəmˈpæktɪŋ/
/kəmˈpæktɪŋ/
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  1. compact something to press something tightly together
    • a layer of compacted snow
    Word Originverb late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.
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