brief, concise, compact

名詞 compact:

1. a small cosmetics case with a mirror; to be carried in a woman's purse
   同義詞：powder compact
2. a signed written agreement between two or more parties (nations) to perform some action
   同義詞：covenant, concordat
3. a small and economical car
   同義詞：compact car

動詞 compact:

1. have the property of being packable or of compacting easily
   同義詞：pack
2. compress into a wad
   同義詞：pack, bundle, wad
3. make more compact by or as if by pressing
   同義詞：compress, pack together
4. squeeze or press together
   同義詞：compress, constrict, squeeze, contract, press

形容詞 compact:

1. closely and firmly united or packed together
2. having component parts closely crowded together
   同義詞：dense, thick
3. heavy and compact in form or stature
   同義詞：heavyset, stocky, thick, thickset
4. briefly giving the gist of something
   同義詞：compendious, succinct, summary

1. The Commonwealth agreed to make a compact with this country.
   英聯(lián)邦同意和這個國家訂約。
2. Firm or compact in substance.
   緊密的物質(zhì)上牢固的或致密的
3. He received a compact package.
   他收到一個扎得很緊的包裹。

compact

adj.（形容詞）
Closely and firmly united or packed together; dense:
緊密的；擠滿的：緊密和牢固地結(jié)合或包裝到一起；稠密的：
例句：
compact clusters of flowers.
緊密的花束

Occupying little space compared with others of its type:
不占空間的：與同類型其他的相比較占的空間小的：
例句：
a compact camera; a compact car.
不占空間的攝像機(jī)；小型汽車

Brief and to the point; concise:
簡潔的，緊湊的：簡短的并達(dá)到一點(diǎn)；簡明的：
例句：
a compact narration.
簡明的敘述

Marked by or having a short, solid physique:
強(qiáng)健的：以矮為標(biāo)志的或有矮且結(jié)實(shí)的體格：
例句：
a wrestler of compact build.
結(jié)實(shí)的摔跤選手

v.（動詞）
com.pact.ed,com.pact.ing,com.pacts[k…m-p2kt.]
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To press or join firmly together:
使壓緊，塞滿：牢固地擠壓或聯(lián)合在一起：
例句：
a kitchen device that compacted the trash.
可以壓緊垃圾的廚房用具

To make by pressing or joining together; compose.
由…組成：通過擠壓或聯(lián)合到一起來制造；構(gòu)成
To consolidate; combine.
把…合成一體；結(jié)合
v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To be capable of being pressed tightly together or to become so pressed:
使壓緊：能夠被緊緊地擠壓到一起或成為如此擠壓的：
例句：
garbage that compacts easily.
容易擠壓的垃圾

n.（名詞）

A small case containing a mirror, pressed powder, and a powder puff.
粉盒：包括鏡子、擠壓的粉末和粉撲的小盒子
An automobile that is bigger in size than a subcompact but smaller than an intermediate.
小型汽車：在尺寸上大于超小型汽車但小于中型汽車的汽車

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Latin comp3ctus [past participle of] compingere [to put together]
源自 拉丁語 comp3ctus [] compingere的過去分詞 [放到一起]
com- [com-]
com- [表示.和，與.等意思的前綴]
pangere [to fasten] * see pag-
pangere [緊固] *參見 pag-

【引伸】
compact.ly
adv.（副詞）
compact.ness
n.（名詞）

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compact
compact 2

n.（名詞）
An agreement or a covenant.See Synonyms at bargain
契約，合同參見 bargain

來源：
Latin compactum [neuter past participle of] compacosco [to make an agreement]
拉丁語 compactum [] compacosco的中性過去分詞 [形成協(xié)議]
com- [com-]
com- [表示.和，與.等意思的前綴]
pacosco [to agree] * see pact
pacosco [同意] *參見 pact