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Condense N Gas S Make   [V   [Also V

英语单词 condense
英美音标 [kən'dens]
中文释义 v.(使)浓缩,精简
vocab简明 When you condense something, you cut it down and trim it. You may love every word of your 1000-page novel, but you'll have to condense the plot into a 2-page summary for your editor.
vocab扩展 When you condense something, you make it smaller and more compact. If you condense your wardrobe, you get rid things and keep only what you wear most. When a gas or vapor turns to liquid, it condenses. When you take a long, hot shower, the steam condenses in your bathroom, your mirror clouds up, and everything gets damp. Condense comes from Latin con-, “completely” and densus, “thick, dense."
真题原句 According the theory, the universe burst into being as a submicroscopic, unimaginable dense knot of pure energy that flew outward in all directions, emitting radiation as it went, condensing into particles and then into atoms of gas.
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[VERB 动词]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.
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  • 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。

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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)冷凝;(使)凝结 When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid.
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  • 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。

来源 1998.6

Tags: 单词::1998

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