释义 |
de·com·pres·sionBrE /ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn/NAmE /ˌdiːkəmˈpreʃn/ noun [U] a reduction in air pressure; the act of reducing the pressure of the air 减压;卸压◆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)◆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) ➡ see also bend noun (2) (specialist) the act or process of allowing sth that has been compressed (= made smaller) to fill the space that it originally took up 解压缩(将压缩的东西恢复到原状) |