英語

decompress

gb/dɪkəmpɹɪs/ us/dɪkəmpɹɪs/
C1 英語
語義
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動詞 C1 action
1

relax after stress

To spend time relaxing after being busy, stressed, or under pressure.

用法パターン: [someone] decompresses after/from [something]; [someone] decompresses by/with [activity]
よくある間違い:
Decompress usually suggests relaxing after pressure or stress, not just ordinary sleeping or resting.
類義語
unwind (More common and informal; often used for relaxing after work.) | relax (Broader and simpler; does not necessarily imply previous stress.) | destress (Emphasizes reducing stress specifically.)
対義語
stress out (Means to become or make someone anxious and tense.) | tense up (Means to become physically or emotionally tense.)
コロケーション
decompress after work |decompress from stress |need time to decompress |help someone decompress |decompress at home |decompress with friends |decompress by reading |take time to decompress
テーマ
emotions |wellbeing |work |daily_life
例文
  • After the conference, I went for a long walk to decompress.
  • She needs half an hour to decompress when she gets home from work.
  • The team used the weekend retreat to decompress after a stressful launch.
学習者向け例文
  • I watch a show to decompress after school.
  • He needs time to decompress after work.
動詞 technical C1 process
2

restore compressed data

To change a compressed computer file back to its normal size or form.

用法パターン: [software] decompresses [a file/data]; [a file] decompresses to [a size]
よくある間違い:
Do not confuse decompress with download; a file can be downloaded first and then decompressed.
類義語
unzip (Common for ZIP files specifically, and more informal.) | extract (Often means to pull files out of an archive after or while decompressing.) | expand (Technical term emphasizing the data becoming larger again.)
対義語
compress (Means to make data smaller for storage or transmission.) | zip (Means to compress files into a ZIP archive.)
コロケーション
decompress a file |decompress data |decompress an archive |decompress a folder |decompress the package |decompress automatically |decompress on the fly |decompress the image
テーマ
technology |computing |software |data
例文
  • The app decompresses the archive before installing the update.
  • These images are decompressed only when you open them.
  • It took a few seconds to decompress the downloaded file.
学習者向け例文
  • Click here to decompress the file.
  • The program can decompress large archives.
動詞 technical C1 process
3

reduce physical pressure

To let pressure go down, or to have pressure go down.

用法パターン: [something] decompresses; [someone/something] decompresses [a chamber/tank/cabin]; [a diver] decompresses
よくある間違い:
In aviation and engineering, depressurize is often more exact when the meaning is simply to lose air pressure.
類義語
depressurize (More exact for removing or losing air or gas pressure.) | release pressure (More general and less technical.) | equalize (Often means to make pressure the same on both sides.)
対義語
pressurize (Means to increase or maintain pressure inside something.) | compress (Means to squeeze something or put it under pressure.)
コロケーション
decompress slowly |decompress safely |decompress gradually |cabin decompressed |divers decompress |decompress a chamber |decompress a tank |rapidly decompress
テーマ
science |aviation |diving |engineering
例文
  • The cabin began to decompress, and the oxygen masks dropped.
  • Divers have to decompress gradually to avoid serious illness.
  • The technician decompressed the test chamber before opening the door.
学習者向け例文
  • The diver decompressed slowly.
  • The chamber must decompress before anyone enters.
動詞 technical C1 action
4

relieve body pressure

To reduce harmful pressure on a body part, usually as medical treatment.

用法パターン: [doctor/surgeon/treatment] decompresses [a nerve/organ/spine/spinal cord]
よくある間違い:
This is a medical use; in everyday speech, say relieve pressure unless you mean a specific medical procedure.
類義語
relieve pressure (More general and easier to understand.) | release (Often used in medical contexts for freeing a trapped nerve or tissue.)
対義語
compress (Means to press on a body part.) | impinge on (Medical-sounding phrase meaning to press against or interfere with, especially a nerve.)
コロケーション
decompress a nerve |decompress the spine |decompress the spinal cord |decompress the brain |surgically decompress |decompress swollen tissue |decompress the stomach
テーマ
medicine |health |surgery |body
例文
  • The operation was done to decompress the spinal cord.
  • Physical therapy can sometimes help decompress irritated nerves.
  • Surgeons decompressed the swollen tissue to restore blood flow.
学習者向け例文
  • The doctor decompressed the nerve.
  • The treatment helped decompress his spine.
文法
辞書形
decompress
IPA
GB/dɪkəmpɹɪs/
US/dɪkəmpɹɪs/
音節・強勢
de - com - press (3音節)
活用形
Verb
  • Base: decompress
  • 3rd Person Singular: decompresses
  • Present Participle: decompressing
  • Past: decompressed
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