condense
/kənˈdens/verb
1
- with obj. make (something) denser or more concentrated使浓缩; 使凝缩; 压缩：
on the Dorset coast the limestones of the Jurassic age are condensed into a mere 11 feet
在多塞特郡沿海, 侏罗纪时期石灰石的凝聚有11英尺厚
as adj. condensed check that your printer can cope with wide text or condensed characters.看一下你的打印机是能处理宽文本还是压缩字符。
1.1
- usu. as adj. condensed thicken (a liquid) by heating it to reduce the water content浓缩（液体）：
condensed soup.
浓汤。
1.2
- express (a piece of writing or speech) in fewer words; make concise缩写（作品, 演讲）; 使简洁：
he condensed the three plays into a three-hour drama.
他把这三个剧本压缩成长三个小时的戏剧。
2
- no obj. be changed from a gas or vapour to a liquid冷凝, 凝结, 凝聚：
the moisture vapour in the air condenses into droplets of water.
空气中的湿汽凝成了小水滴。
2.1
- with obj. cause (a gas or vapour) to be changed to a liquid使（气体, 蒸汽）冷凝, 凝结, 凝聚：
the cold air was condensing his breath.
冷空气使他呼出的水汽凝结起来。
派生词
condensable
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French condenser or Latin condensare, from condensus 'very thick'， from con- 'completely'+densus 'dense'.