decompress

verb

🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpres/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they decompress	🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpres/ 🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpres/
he / she / it decompresses	🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪz/ 🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪz/
past simple decompressed	🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ 🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈprest/
past participle decompressed	🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈprest/ 🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈprest/
-ing form decompressing	🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌdiːkəmˈpresɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] decompress (something) to have the air pressure in something reduced to a normal level or to reduce it to its normal level（使）减压；（给）卸压
[transitive] decompress something (computing计算机) to return files, etc. to their original size after they have been compressed解压缩（将压缩文件等恢复到原大小） opposite compress
[intransitive] (North American English, informal) to calm down and relax （使）减压；（给）卸压synonym unwind (2)
- Whenever I can I like to sneak away to relax and decompress. 每当我可以的时候，我都喜欢偷偷溜走放松和减压。
- For some people, yoga is a way of decompressing after a long day. 对于某些人来说，瑜伽是漫长一天后减压的一种方式。