1 [I,T] to change or make sth change from gas to liquid 冷凝;凝结:
Steam condenses into water when it touches a cold surface.水蒸气接触寒冷的表面即凝结成水珠。☞Look at evaporate. 参看evaporate。
2 [T] condense sth (into sth) to make smaller or shorter so that it fills less space 浓缩文字作品;缩写:
We'll have to condense these three chapters into one.我们要将这三章压缩为一章。
condense/kənˋdɛns; kənˈdens/v 1 [I,T] if gas or hot air condenses, it becomes a liquid as it becomes colder〔气体或热空气〕冷凝﹐凝结 2 [T] to make a speech or piece of writing shorter by using fewer words to say the same thing 将〔讲话或文章〕压缩 3 [T] to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water from it 使〔液体〕浓缩: condensed milk 炼乳