compact可用作不及物動詞,也可用作及物動詞。用作及物動詞時,接名詞或代詞作賓語。

　　compact的過去分詞是compacted,常用作形容詞,在句中作定語。

　　例句：

　　1、He looked physically very powerful, athletic in a compact way.

　　他看上去非常強(qiáng)壯，像個敦實(shí)的運(yùn)動員。

　　2、Compact discs have brought about a vast improvement in recorded sound quality.

　　激光唱片極大地提高了錄音的音質(zhì)。

　　3、Photos taken by compact cameras are often dark because they're slightly underexposed.

　　袖珍相機(jī)所拍的照片往往比較暗，因?yàn)榇嬖谳p微的曝光不足。