condense

• 动词，表示通过去除多余部分使某物变得更浓、更密或更简短，即浓缩、压缩或凝结。

A verb used to indicate the act of making something denser, more concentrated, or shorter by removing unnecessary parts.

1. Make denser or more concentratedB2formal

   To make something thicker or more concentrated by removing water or other liquid.

   浓缩

   • The chef condensed the sauce by boiling it for several minutes.
   • Condensed milk is used in many dessert recipes.
   • The chemist condensed the gas into a liquid form.

   同义词concentrateevaporateinspissatereducethicken

   反义词diluterarefythin

2. Shorten or abridgeB2formal

   To express something in fewer words; to make a text or speech shorter.

   压缩

   • The author condensed the novel into a short story.
   • Please condense your report to just one page.
   • The professor condensed the lecture into key points.

   同义词abbreviateabridgecompresscontractcurtailcutdigestepitomizereduce

   反义词amplifyelaborateexpandextendlengthen