Compressed
[kəm'prest] or [kəm'prɛst]
解释:
(adj.) reduced in volume by pressure; 'compressed air' .
(adj.) pressed tightly together; 'with lips compressed' .
(adj.) flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) .
詹森录入--From WordNet
解释:
(imp. & p. p.) of Compress
(a.) Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by pressure.
(a.) Flattened lengthwise.
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例句:
- The carbon being only slightly compressed will offer considerable resistance to the flow of current from the local battery, and therefore the signal on the local sounder will be weak. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- The principle of the air brake is to store up compressed air in a reservoir on the locomotive by means of a steam pump. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- It was at the bottom of a page, and was for want of room compressed into a smaller space than that occupied by the marriages above. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Manila hemp is obtained from the leaf stalks of the Philippine plant known as the Abacá, the leaf stems of which are compressed together, and constitute the trunk of the plant. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- His face was bent downward, his shoulders bowed, his lips compressed, and the veins stood out like whipcord in his long, sinewy neck. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
- As the gleam of the street-lamps flashed upon his austere features, I saw that his brows were drawn down in thought and his thin lips compressed. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
- In passing through materials saturated with water, the shield is assisted by using compressed air in the working chamber. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- A similar process of embossing, was devised in Paris and called Xyloplasty, by which steam-softened wood is compressed in carved moulds, which give it bas-relief impressions. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- Every time we squeeze the bulb of an atomizer, we force compressed or condensed air through the atomizer, and the condensed air pushes the liquid out of the nozzle (Fig. 51). 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- To the lay mind a storage battery presents itself in the aspect of a device in which electric energy is STORED, just as compressed air is stored or accumulated in a tank. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Hence, even when the plunger is moving upward, water is forced through the pipe because of the pressure of the compressed air. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- More important, however, is the compressed air rock drill, in which a piston has the drill bit directly on its piston rod and cuts by a reciprocating action. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- A reservoir containing highly compressed air is fixed on the diver’s back, which supplies him with air by a self-regulating apparatus at a pressure corresponding to his depth. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
- The diver sometimes carries on his back a tank of compressed air, from which the air escapes through a tube to the space between the body and the suit. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Margaret went very white, and compressed her lips a little more. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
- As the hammers move back the mainspring is compressed, and when the dog B is removed from the notch by pulling on the trigger, the hammers are released and the gun fired. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- We saw in Section 84 that gases have a tendency to expand, but that they can be compressed by the application of force. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Divers and men who work under water carry on their backs a tank of compressed air, and take from it, at will, the amount required. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- In our study of the atmosphere we saw that air can be compressed and rarefied; in other words, we saw that air is very elastic. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- If a waterfall is convenient, air is compressed by the body of descending water, and used to ventilate tunnels, and deep shafts and mines, or drive the drills or other tools. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- If too much air is blown into a toy balloon, the balloon bursts because it cannot support the great pressure exerted by the compressed air within. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- If a gas is cooled and compressed at the same time, liquefaction occurs much more surely and easily than though either factor alone were depended upon. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- Immediately Gudrun saw the famous sociologist as a flat bottle, containing tabloids of compressed liberty. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- Liquid air is simply air which has been compressed and cooled to what is called its critical temperature and pressure, _i. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- After full recoil, the gun is automatically returned to its forward position by the action of the coil springs, which are compressed during the recoil. Edward W. Byrn. 十九世纪发明进展.
- Mention has already been made of office and other elevators, in which compressed air is an important factor in operating the same and for preventing accidents. 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
- If 2 cubic feet of air are compressed to 1 cubic foot, the pressure of the compressed air is doubled. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- While it is true that air is easily compressed, it is also true that air is elastic and capable of very rapid and easy expansion. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- When air is compressed, its pressure increases, and it exerts a greater force against the matter with which it comes in contact. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- In comparison with the past, what centuries of improvement has this single agent compressed in the short compass of fifty years! 威廉·亨利·杜利特. 世纪发明.
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