Word · Frequency #13961
condensing
缩短；压缩
condensing is the present participle of condense.
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
In use
Could you condense this paragraph into two sentences?
The author condensed her three-hour lecture into a twenty-minute video.
Please condense your report to the most important facts.
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。
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。
condense sth
也可表示通过去除水分使物质变浓，如浓缩果汁或炼乳。
Connections
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
- 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。
Synonyms
Learner notes
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。
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。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.