condense

condense读音音标

英 [kənˈdens]

美 [kənˈdɛns]

condense意思解释

v.

（使）冷凝；

（使）凝结；

精简；

压缩

变形

过去式：condensed

过去分词：condensed

现在分词：condensing

第三人称单数：condenses

双语释义

v.(动词)

vt. & vi. (使)变稠,变浓; 浓缩 (cause sth to) become thicker or more concentratedvt. & vi. (使)凝结 (cause sth to) change from gas or vapor to a liquidvt. 简缩,摘要,简述 put sth into fewer words

英英释义

condense

[ kən\'dens ]

v.

undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops

\"water condenses\"

同义词：distilldistil

make more concise

\"condense the contents of a book into a summary\"

同义词：digestconcentrate

remove water from

\"condense the milk\"

cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid

\"The cold air condensed the steam\"

become more compact or concentrated

\"Her feelings condensed\"

develop due to condensation

\"All our planets condensed out of the same material\"

compress or concentrate

\"Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan\"

同义词：concentratecontract

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词condense milk浓缩牛奶condense report摘要报告condense steam使蒸汽凝结～+介词condense into凝结成,压缩成condense to凝结成

词组短语

condense into

把…缩短；把…压缩

同近义词辨析

compress, contract, shrink, condense

这组词都有“收缩，压缩”的意思，其区别是：

compress

指把乱而不成形的东西压成一定形状。

contract

主要指以内、外部力量进行紧缩，也可用作引申。

shrink

侧重指因收缩而达不到原有的长度、体积或容积。

condense

指将东西压缩得更紧密、紧凑，但不失去原有的内容。

双语例句

用作动词(v.)He condense his speech to half its original length.他把演讲的长度浓缩了一半。You can condense milk by boiling away much of the water in it.煮去牛奶中大部分的水分可使它浓缩。Steam condenses into water when cooling down.蒸汽冷却时凝结成水。Water vapors can condense to form clouds.水蒸汽能凝结成云。The essay is too wordy, you\'d better condense it.这篇文章太过冗长, 要简缩一下。