decompress

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

de·com·press /ˌdiːkəmˈpres/ verb [transitive] 1. TEto reduce the pressure of air on something 使减压，减少…的气压2 technical to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, when the information was stored on the computer in a special form that used less space in the computer’s memory 解压缩 Most Macintosh computers can decompress files automatically. 大部分苹果电脑都能自动解压缩文件。 —decompression /-ˈpreʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

decompress• The fire caused the plane's cabin to decompress.• Going outside would be a shock: I needed some time to decompress before facing the real world.• After you download a compressed file, you must decompress it to get it to work.• Before you can decompress it you need the right program to do the job.• The.exe files are usually self-extracting archives, which means they can decompress themselves.From Longman Business Dictionarydecompressde‧com‧press /ˌdiːkəmˈpres/ verb [transitive] computing to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, from information that was stored in a form that used less space on the computer’s memoryMost Macs decompress files automatically. → compare compress→ See Verb table

de·com·press verbChineseSyllable

to the Business of air reduce Corpus something pressure on

decompress
de‧com‧press /ˌdiːkəmˈpres/

verb [transitive]
1. to reduce the pressure of air on something
2. technical to change the information in a computer document back into a form that can be easily read or used, when the information was stored on the computer in a special form that used less space in the computer’s memory: