condense

[英] [kənˈdens] [美] [kənˈdɛns] 生词本

vt.& vi.

vt.

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1. VERB 压缩,精简(尤指文章或讲话) If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. 
  • We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences...

    我们已经学会了如何把重要的信息压缩成简短独立的句子。

  • The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book.

    英译本可能被压缩成了更具可读性的单行本。

2. V-ERG (使)冷凝;(使)凝结 When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid. 
  • Water vapour condenses to form clouds...

    水蒸气凝结形成云。

  • The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...

    压缩气体经冷却凝结成液态。

  • As the air rises it becomes colder and moisture condenses out of it.

    随着空气上升,其温度降低,凝结出水分。

Verb

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

  • "water condenses"
  • "The acid distills at a specific temperature"

2. make more concise;

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

3. remove water from;

  • "condense the milk"

4. cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid;

  • "The cold air condensed the steam"

5. become more compact or concentrated;

  • "Her feelings condensed"

6. develop due to condensation;

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

7. compress or concentrate;

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

法律

  • 1.压缩

计算机

  • 1.凝结,凝缩,浓缩;聚光