Word · Frequency #13961
condense
缩短;压缩
核心释义
to make something shorter, or to become shorter, especially a piece of writing or speech
- 1.
To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
- 2.
To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
- 3.
To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
使浓缩;浓缩;凝结;使凝结;使浓缩;使压缩;缩短
用法In use
Could you condense this paragraph into two sentences?
用法提示:condense 为及物动词,意为“精简、压缩”,后接宾语和 into 补充说明结果。
The author condensed her three-hour lecture into a twenty-minute video.
用法提示:condensed 是 condense 的过去式,及物动词,表示“把……精简成……”。
Please condense your report to the most important facts.
用法提示:此处 condense 是祈使句中的及物动词,表示“压缩、精简”,用 to 引出保留的内容。
condense sth into sth
表示把较长的内容压缩成更短的形式,宾语是被压缩的内容。
The author condensed the report into a single page.
作者把报告压缩成了一页。
condense into sth
作不及物动词时,主语通常是气体,后接 into 表示凝结成液体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- condense into droplets
- 凝结成小水滴
- Humid air condenses into droplets on a cold surface.潮湿的空气在寒冷的表面上凝结成小水滴。
- condense on
- 在…上凝结
- Water vapor condenses on the cold window.水蒸气在冰冷的窗户上凝结。
- condense out of the air
- 从空气中凝结出来
- Moisture condenses out of the air at night.夜间水分从空气中凝结出来。
- condense a report
- 压缩报告;精简报告
- Please condense the report into two pages.请把报告压缩成两页。
- condense information
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想 condense 里有 dense(浓密):水汽变浓密成水滴=凝结;内容变浓密精炼=浓缩。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:weather reports、recipe instructions、academic writing condense 的语域会随搭配和语境变化:科技、学术类(如气体凝结、文章压缩)通常偏正式;日常烹饪(如浓缩汤汁)中比较常见于中性说明。总体可在多数场合使用,但正式或说明性文本中更典型。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都与 condense /kənˈdens/ 押韵,重读的 /ens/ 发音相同,拼写均为 -ense。注意不要将 condense 与拼写相似的 condenser /kənˈdensər/ 或 compensate /ˈkɒmpenseɪt/ 混淆,它们的发音并不相同。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
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