condense

英 [kənˈdens]

美 [kənˈdens]

v. (由气体)冷凝; (使气体)凝结; (使)浓缩，变浓，变稠; 简缩，压缩(文字、信息等)

过去分词：condensed　过去式：condensed　现在分词：condensing　复数：condenses　第三人称单数：condenses　

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同义词辨析

shorten abbreviate abridge condense【导航词义：缩短，节略】

shortenv. 缩短，（使）变短

〔辨析〕

指压缩文章、著作等的篇幅而内容基本不变，也可指缩短时间、尺寸、过程等。

〔例证〕

This article is too long. You'd better shorten it drastically.
这篇文章太长了，你最好大刀阔斧地删减一下。
Please shorten your composition.
请压缩一下你的作文。
The long pole was shortened.
那根长竿子被弄短了。

abbreviatev. 缩写，缩短

〔辨析〕

通常用于缩写单词、名称，有时也指缩短演讲稿、小说、仪式、服装等。

〔例证〕

China Central Television is usually abbreviated to CCTV.
（中国中央电视台）通常被缩略为CCTV。
The ceremony was abbreviated by rain.
仪式因天下雨而缩短了。

abridgev. 删节，节略

〔辨析〕

主要指删去书、剧本等不重要的部分而保存其精华。

〔例证〕

A long story can be abridged by leaving out unimportant parts.
可将一个冗长故事中无关紧要的部分删去以减少篇幅。
Who has the right to abridge readers' letters except for Susan?
除了苏珊谁有权利删节读者的来信？

condensev. 压缩，使简洁

〔辨析〕

多指将讲话、文章等压缩，常与介词 into 连用。

〔例证〕

This chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
这一章可以压缩成几个段落。
He condensed his letter of application into one page.
他将申请书精简为一页纸。

牛津词典

verb

（由气体）冷凝；（使气体）凝结
to change from a gas into a liquid; to make a gas change into a liquid
1. Steam condenses into water when it cools.
  蒸汽冷却时凝结为水。
2. The steam was condensed rapidly by injecting cold water into the cylinder.
  由于汽缸中注入了冷水，蒸汽迅速凝结了。
（使）浓缩，变浓，变稠
if a liquid condenses or you condense it, it becomes thicker and stronger because it has lost some of its water
1. Condense the soup by boiling it for several minutes.
  煮几分钟把汤熬浓。
简缩，压缩（文字、信息等）
to put sth such as a piece of writing into fewer words; to put a lot of information into a small space
1. The article was condensed into just two pages.
  这篇文章被简缩成两页。
2. The author has condensed a great deal of material into just 100 pages.
  作者在短短100页中浓缩了大量信息。

柯林斯词典

VERB 压缩,精简(尤指文章或讲话)
If youcondensesomething, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts.
1. 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。
2. 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。
V-ERG (使)冷凝;(使)凝结
When a gas or vapourcondenses, oris condensed, it changes into a liquid.
1. Water vapour condenses to form clouds...
  水蒸气凝结形成云。
2. The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid...
  压缩气体经冷却凝结成液态。
3. 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。

英英释义

verb

make more concise
1. condense the contents of a book into a summary
Synonym:digestconcentrate
undergo condensation
1. water condenses
2. The acid distills at a specific temperature
Synonym:distilldistil
compress or concentrate
1. Congress condensed the three-year plan into a six-month plan
Synonym:concentratecontract
develop due to condensation
1. All our planets condensed out of the same material
become more compact or concentrated
1. Her feelings condensed
cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
1. The cold air condensed the steam
remove water from
1. condense the milk

双语例句

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。
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。
The steam produced in vaporize pan reached the condense pipe through guide plate.
在蒸发锅中发生的蒸汽经过导流板装置到达冷凝管。
No you can not condense or delete your nodes.
不，您不可以合并或删除您的节点。
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。
Then I'm going to have to sort of, uh, condense this.
那我得把这个材料浓缩一下了。
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。
I have a natural impulse to condense.
我总有一种天然的冲动去提炼。
Of course, it would be better if, through discussion, you could condense it in some places.
当然，如果大家讨论当中能够在一些地方压缩点篇幅，那更好了。
We can condense gas into liquid.
我们可以把气体压缩成液体。