Comparison of Compress, contract and condense words
For Compress, contract and condense, many students may have errors. The common meaning of these words can be understood as a comparison of the translation of Shanghai into the present
Compress compression, compression, contract is reduced, reduced, condense is compressed, condensed. Although they all have the concept of reducing things, but you can see the difference between them? Under what circumstances does it apply?
首先我們來看一看 compress 這個詞,它可以做為名詞或者動詞,作為名詞時發(fā)音為 compress,經(jīng)常和 cold 搭配,cold compress 意思是“冷敷(毛巾)之類的東西”,可以緩解扭傷、肌肉傷痛。比如:
Example
Mark hit his head on the window and got a massive bump. I used a bag of frozen peas to make a cold compress for him.
馬克的頭撞了窗戶起了一個大包。我用冰豌豆給他做了一個冷敷包。
Compress 作為動詞時,意思是“壓縮、壓扁”,我們可以通過各種辦法把一樣?xùn)|西壓扁,讓它的體積變小,不過這個東西的本質(zhì)并沒有改變。請聽例句。
Examples
When gas is compressed, the pressure increases.
當氣體被壓縮時,壓力就加大了。
contract 這個詞。它也可以作為名詞 contract 和動詞 contract,發(fā)音略有不同。Contract 最常用的一個名詞含義是“合同、合約或協(xié)議”。比如:員工與公司的雇傭合約就是 employment contract。
Example
I signed a sales contract with my mobile phone provider.
我和我的手機服務(wù)公司簽了合約。
根據(jù)不同的語境,作為動詞時,contract 也可以發(fā)音為 contract,拼寫是一樣的。它有三種含義:1. 簽約、有協(xié)議;2. 自身縮減、收縮;3. 感染疾病或病毒 。
Examples
I was contracted to make five models for the architecture workshop.
建筑設(shè)計室和我簽了約,要為他們做五個模型。
condense ,這是一個動詞,意思是“濃縮、提煉、凝結(jié)”,當我們說什么東西被 condense 了,一般指通過某種方式把這個東西的濃度提高了或者從氣體變成液體,比如空氣中的水氣可以凝結(jié)為水珠,water vapour is condensed into water droplets。如果一部長篇小說的內(nèi)容被高度壓縮成一部一小時的戲劇,我們也可以說這本書被 condense了。大家需要注意的是,這種涉及內(nèi)容的提煉一般我們要用 condense,偶爾人們也會說 compress,不過是有細微的區(qū)別。Condense 內(nèi)容的時候我們說不定需要換一種表達才能把內(nèi)容以更簡潔方式說明白。Compress 內(nèi)容的時候我們更多做的是把空白不影響內(nèi)容的東西摘除,從而達到壓縮的效果。讓我們來聽幾個例句吧。
Examples
By boiling milk, you are effectively condensing it.
把牛奶燒開的結(jié)果就是你在濃縮牛奶。
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