compress

condense, compress, contract, shrink

这些动词均含“收缩，压缩”之意。
condense: 指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。
compress: 指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。
contract: 主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。
shrink: 侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

press, jam, squeeze, compress, squash

这些动词均含“压、挤”之意。
press: 普通用词，指一个物体在另一个物体上加压力。
jam: 专指四面八方都压紧或塞满。
squeeze: 多指从两面或多面施加压力来压紧、压碎或压出水来。
compress: 指把某些东西压在一起或使占有较小空间。
squash: 指某物受力被压偏或压碎。也指塞挤。

名词 compress:

1. a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever)

动词 compress:

1. make more compact by or as if by pressing
   同义词：compact, pack together
2. squeeze or press together
   同义词：constrict, squeeze, compact, contract, press

1. It is impossible to compress the story of the First World War into a few pages.
   把第一次世界大战的事缩写成几页是不可能的。
2. Serving to or able to compress.
   起压缩作用或能够压缩的
3. The film compresses several years into half an hour.
   这部电影将几年的事压缩于半小时内。
4. The farmers compressed straw into blocks for burning.
   农民们将干草压成块用来烧火。

com.press

v.tr.（及物动词）
com.pressed,com.press.ing,com.press.es
To press together:
压到一起：
例句：
compressed her lips.
紧闭她的嘴唇

To make more compact by or as if by pressing.See Synonyms at contract
压缩：用压力或类似用压力使更紧密参见 contract
n.（名词）

Medicine A soft pad of gauze or other material applied with pressure to a part of the body to control hemorrhage or to supply heat, cold, moisture, or medication to alleviate pain or reduce infection.
【医学】 敷布：指一块敷在身体某一部位的柔软纱布或其它材料，用来止血或提供热、冷、湿或药物治疗以减轻疼痛或防止感染
A machine for compressing material.
压包机：压缩物品的机器

来源：
Middle English compressen
中古英语 compressen
from Old French compresser
源自 古法语 compresser
from Late Latin compress3re
源自 后期拉丁语 compress3re
frequentative of Latin comprimere
拉丁语 comprimere的重复
com- [com-]
com- [前缀，表.压.]
premere [to press] * see per- 4
premere [压] *参见 per- 4