"compress the data"
"she compressed her lips"
"the spasm contracted the muscle"
He compressed cotton into bales.
他将棉花压紧打成棉花包。
He compressed his report into three pages.
他把他的报告压缩到三页的长度。
The poet compressed many thoughts and emotions into a few well-chosen words.
诗人将丰富的思想感情浓缩于几个精选的词语里。