condense

[kən'dens]

v.浓缩, 凝结, 缩短

例句与用法：

One that condenses, especially an apparatus used to condense vapor.

冷凝器冷凝器具，尤指用于冷却气体的设备

Condense this paragraph into a few sentences.

把这段文字简缩成几个句子。

Steam condenses into water when cooling down.

蒸汽冷却时凝结成水。

词形变化：

形容词: condensable | 名词: condensability | 动词过去式: condensed | 动词过去分词: condensed | 动词现在分词: condensing | 动词第三人称单数: condenses |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 压缩; 浓缩

condensed milk

炼乳

condensed soup

浓汤

Milk becomes condensed when water is taken out of it.

去除其中的水分, 牛奶便成炼乳。

2. 聚集(光线)

3. 缩短, 减缩(文章等)

He condensed his report from 2, 000 words to 1, 000.

他将报告从两千字压缩到一千字。

4. 使冷凝, 使凝结

vi.

1. (气体)冷却成液体(或固体)

Moisture in the atmosphere condensed into dew during the night.

大气中的水汽在夜里凝成了露水。

2. 浓缩; 凝结