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。
缩短;压缩
condenses — third person singular of condense
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
缩短;压缩
to make something shorter, or to become shorter, especially a piece of writing or speech
The author condensed the report into a single page.
作者把报告压缩成了一页。
To concentrate toward the essence by making more close, compact, or dense, thereby decreasing size or volume.
To transform from a gaseous state into a liquid state via condensation.
To be transformed from a gaseous state into a liquid state.
condense
Base
原形
condenses
3rd person
第三人称单数
condensing
-ing
现在分词
condensed
Past
过去式
condensed
Past participle
过去分词
Water condenses on the cold glass.
水在冰冷的玻璃上凝结。
The editor condensed the report to one page.
编辑把报告压缩成了一页。
The steam is condensing into water.
蒸汽正在凝结成水。
condense 可作及物或不及物动词:及物时表示“压缩、使浓缩”,不及物时表示“凝结、变浓缩”。
Could you condense this paragraph into two sentences?
你能把这段文字压缩成两句话吗?
The author condensed her three-hour lecture into a twenty-minute video.
这位作者将她三个小时的讲座压缩成一个二十分钟的视频。
Please condense your report to the most important facts.
请把报告精简到最重要的要点。
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。
作不及物动词时,主语通常是气体,后接 into 表示凝结成液体。
Water vapor condenses into droplets on the cold glass.
水蒸气在冰冷的玻璃上凝结成小水滴。
也可表示通过去除水分使物质变浓,如浓缩果汁或炼乳。
They condense the juice to make a syrup.
他们把果汁浓缩制成糖浆。
Not this
Please give me a condense report.
Use this
Please give me a condensed report.
在汉语中“浓缩的/简短的”常直接对应形容词,但英语里修饰名词时要用及物动词 condense 的过去分词 condensed 作定语,表示“被压缩/缩写的”。
Not this
Can you concentrate this essay into two pages?
Use this
Can you condense this essay into two pages?
concentrate 表示“集中、使溶液浓缩”,不用于“缩短文字”;表示把文章或讲话等压缩变短时应用 condense,后接宾语再接 into 表示结果。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
在…上凝结
Water vapor condenses on the cold window.
水蒸气在冰冷的窗户上凝结。
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。
压缩报告;精简报告
Please condense the report into two pages.
请把报告压缩成两页。
压缩信息;浓缩信息
This chart condenses a lot of information into one picture.
这张图表把大量信息浓缩成一张图。
Use condenses naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
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。
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.