单词 | condense |
释义 | condense (kəndens ) Word forms: condenses , condensing , condensed 1. verb If you condense something, especially a piece of writing or speech, you make it shorter, usually by including only the most important parts. We have learnt how to condense serious messages into short, self-contained sentences. [VERB noun + into] The English translation may have been condensed into a single more readable book. [VERB noun into noun] Synonyms: abridge, contract, concentrate, compact 2. verb When a gas or vapour condenses, or is condensed, it changes into a liquid. Water vapour condenses to form clouds. [VERB] The compressed gas is cooled and condenses into a liquid. [V + into/out of] As the air rises it becomes colder and moisture condenses out of it. [V into/out of n] Synonyms: concentrate, reduce, precipitate [chemistry], thicken Collocations: moisture condenses The rising air cools, and its moisture condenses into puffy cumulus clouds which can develop into monstrous cumulonimbus thunderclouds. Times, Sunday Times As the warm air cools off high in the sky, its moisture condenses into big beefy cumulus clouds that drop big showers. Times, Sunday Times As that air heats up and rises, its moisture condenses and falls as rain. Times,Sunday Times When the hot air hits the cold sea, it cools and its moisture condenses into a ground-hugging cloud. Times, Sunday Times As it climbs into the much colder air it cools off and its moisture condenses into puffy cumulus clouds. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 简缩尤指文章、演讲稿 Japanese: 要約する |
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