| 英语单词 | condense |
|---|---|
| 英美音标 | 英 [kən'dens] 美 [kən'dens] |
| 中文释义 | v.浓缩;凝结;缩短 |
| 英语例句 | (1) He condense his speech to half its original length. (2) Steam condenses into water when cooling down. (3) Water vapors can condense to form clouds. (4) The essay is too wordy, you'd better condense it. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 他把演讲的长度浓缩了一半。 (2) 蒸汽冷却时凝结成水。 (3) 水蒸汽能凝结成云。 (4) 这篇文章太过冗长, 要简缩一下。 |
| vocabulary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. |
| vocabulary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." |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [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. [V n [Also V n]
2 [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. [V] [V [Also V n]
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