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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小型的；袖珍的
    • a compact camera袖珍照相机
    • The device is small and compact and weighs only 2.2lb.该设备小巧紧凑，仅重2.2磅。
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    • Edinburgh is a compact city.爱丁堡是一座很紧凑的城市。
    • The car is surprisingly powerful and has a very compact engine.这辆车功率惊人，引擎非常紧凑。
  2. using or filling only a small amount of space紧凑的；体积小的
    • The kitchen was compact but well equipped.这间厨房虽然空间小但设备齐全。🔊🔊
    • Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years.在过去的15年中，计算机变得更加紧凑。
  3. closely packed together紧密的；坚实的
    • a compact mass of earth一堆压得很结实的泥土
    • The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark.灰云变得更加紧凑，天空突然变得漆黑。
  4. (of a person or an animal人或动物) small and strong矮小而健壮的
    • He had a compact and muscular body.他个子矮小，身体健壮。🔊🔊
    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/
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  1. (North American English) a small car小汽车 compare subcompactTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. a small flat box with a mirror, containing powder that women use on their faces带镜粉饼盒
  3. (formal) a formal agreement between two or more people or countries协定；协议；契约；合约
    • The government has signed a compact of free association.政府已经签署了自由结盟协定。
    • The support will continue under a compact which runs until 2010.该协议将在2010年之前继续提供。
    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
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they compact
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he / she / it compacts
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past simple compacted
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past participle compacted
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-ing form compacting
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  1. compact something to press something tightly together把…紧压在一起（或压实）
    • a layer of compacted snow压紧的一层雪
    Word Originverb late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.