decompression

英 [ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn]

美 [ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn]

n.  减压; 卸压; 解压缩(将压缩的东西恢复到原位)

IELTS计算机化学

BNC.28748 / COCA.22549

牛津词典

noun

• 减压；卸压
  a reduction in air pressure; the act of reducing the pressure of the air
  1. a decompression chamber (= a piece of equipment that divers sit in so that they can return slowly to normal air pressure after being deep in the sea)
     减压舱（潜水员深海作业后坐在其中恢复到正常气压）
  2. decompression sickness (= severe pain and difficulty in breathing experienced by divers who come back to the surface of deep water too quickly)
     减压病（潜水员从深水迅速回到水面后感到的剧痛和呼吸困难）
• 解压缩（将压缩的东西恢复到原位）
  the act or process of allowing sth that has been compressed (= made smaller) to fill the space that it originally took up

柯林斯词典

• N-UNCOUNT （对加诸其上的空气压力的）减压，卸压
  Decompressionis the reduction of the force on something that is caused by the weight of the air.
  1. Decompression blew out a window in the plane.
     减压导致飞机的一个窗户爆裂。
• N-UNCOUNT （从深水回到正常气压的）减压
  Decompressionis the process of bringing someone back to the normal pressure of the air after they have been deep underwater.
  1. ...a decompression chamber.
     减压室

英英释义

noun

• relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)
  Synonym:decompressing
• restoring compressed information to its normal form for use or display

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