compact
adj
noun
verb
kəmˈpækt adj
1 small, but arranged so that everything fits neatly into the space available – used to show approval 小巧便携的〔含褒义〕
The compact design of the machine allows it to be stored easily.
这台机器的设计小巧灵便,存放起来非常方便。
The students’ rooms were compact, with a desk, bed, and closet built in.
学生的房间很小巧,配有一张书桌、一张床和一个壁橱。
2 packed or put together firmly and closely 紧密的; 密集的
The bushes grew in a compact mass.
灌木长成茂密的一片。
3 small, but solid and strong 矮小结实的,敦实的
a short compact-looking man
个子矮小、看上去很敦实的男子
ˈkɒmpækt noun
4 a small flat container with a mirror, containing powder for a woman’s face 〔化妆用的有镜〕粉饼盒
5 a COMPACT CAMERA 袖珍照相机
6 a small car [美] 小型汽车 AmE
7 an agreement between countries or people [正式] 〔国与国、人与人之间的〕协定 formal
A compact was negotiated between the company and the union.
公司和工会之间协商了一份协定。
kəmˈpækt verb
8 to press something together so that it becomes smaller or more solid 压紧,压实
compacted earth
压实的土壤