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smaller than is usual for things of the same kind 小型的；袖珍的 a compact camera 袖珍照相機 The device is small and compact and weighs only 2.2lb. 該設備小巧緊湊，重量僅爲2.2磅。
Extra ExamplesEdinburgh is a compact city. 愛丁堡是一座很緊湊的城市。 The car is surprisingly powerful and has a very compact engine. 這輛車動力驚人，發動機非常緊湊。
using or filling only a small amount of space 緊湊的；體積小的 The kitchen was compact but well equipped. 這間廚房雖然空間小但設備齊全。 Computers have become much more compact over the last 15 years. 在過去的15年裏，計算機變得更加緊湊。
closely packed together 緊密的；堅實的 a compact mass of earth 一堆壓得很結實的泥土 The grey clouds had become more compact and the sky suddenly grew dark. 灰色的雲變得更加緊密，天空突然變得黑暗。
(of a person or an animal 人或動物 small and strong 矮小而健壯的
Word Originadjective late Middle English: from Latin compact- ‘closely put together, joined’, from the verb compingere, from com- ‘together’ + pangere ‘fasten’.
