释义 |
com·pressed \kəmˈprest sometimes ˈkämˌp-\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of compressen 1. : pressed together : compacted : reduced in volume by pressure : condensed 2. : flattened as though subjected to compression: a. of plant parts : flattened laterally — often used postpositively < petioles compressed > b. of animals and animal parts : narrow from side to side and correspondingly deep in a dorsoventral direction < the flounders have strongly compressed bodies > — compare depressed • com·pressed·ly \kəmˈprestlē, -sə̇dlē\ adverb |