compressible

IPA/kəmˈpres.ə.bəl/
IPA/kəmˈpres.ə.bəl/

compressible — adjective

  • compressiblepositive
  • more compressiblecomparative
  • most compressiblesuperlative

1. describes a solid or gas that can be squeezed or pressed so that it occupies a s

1.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a solid or gas that can be squeezed or pressed so that it occupies a smaller volume than before

例句

The foam mattress was highly compressible and fit easily into the car boot.

collocation: highly compressible

Linh packed the compressible camping pillow into her small backpack before the hike.

attributive: compressible + noun [camping pillow]

同義詞
  • squeezable

    more informal; used for soft everyday objects like pillows or tubes

  • collapsible

    implies folding or flattening rather than squeezing into a smaller volume

  • compactible

    rare; mostly in technical writing about waste or soil

反義詞
  • incompressible

    common in physics; describes liquids or solids that resist volume change under pressure

  • rigid

    describes an object that cannot be bent or pressed into a different shape

文法句型

be + highly/very/easily compressible

compressible + noun

用法筆記

Often used in scientific or technical contexts to describe gases, foams, or soft packaging materials. The opposite is incompressible, which is common in physics when discussing liquids.

常見錯誤

❌The foam is compressible and fits inside the bag now.
✅The foam is compressible, so it can be squeezed to fit inside the bag.
💡'compressed' means already squeezed; 'compressible' means able to be squeezed.

2. describes a digital file or set of data whose storage size can be reduced by run

2.形容詞B2
釋義

describes a digital file or set of data whose storage size can be reduced by running a compression program on it

例句

Gabriel checked whether the video file was compressible enough to send by email.

predicative: be + compressible + enough + to-infinitive

The database backup is highly compressible and shrinks to under ten percent of its original size.

collocation: highly compressible [with measurement result]

同義詞
  • packable

    informal; sometimes used in data-transfer contexts but not standard IT terminology

  • reducible

    broader meaning; not specific to file compression algorithms

反義詞
  • incompressible

    describes data or formats that cannot be made significantly smaller

文法句型

be + compressible

more/less compressible than ...

用法筆記

Common in IT and data-storage contexts. Some file formats (e.g. JPEG, MP3) already use compression and are therefore not very compressible — applying another compression program yields little size reduction.

常見錯誤

❌I need to compressible this file.
✅I need to compress this file.
💡'compressible' is an adjective, not a verb. Use 'compress' as the verb.