英语词汇“condense”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

condensecondense /kənˈdɛns/ ●○○ verb

ETYMOLOGYcondense

Origin: 1400-1500 French condenser, from Latin, from com- ( ➔ COM-) + densare to make dense

VERB TABLE

condense

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	condense
	he, she, it	condenses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	condensed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have condensed
	he, she, it	has condensed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had condensed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will condense
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have condensed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am condensing
	he, she, it	is condensing
	you, we, they	are condensing
Past	I, he, she, it	was condensing
	you, we, they	were condensing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been condensing
	he, she, it	has been condensing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been condensing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be condensing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been condensing

1[intransitive, transitive] science, chemistry if gas condenses or is condensed, it becomes a liquid as it becomes cooler: Within a second the vapor cools and condenses. The steam is condensed as it enters the cylinder.condense into In the morning the mist condenses into drops on leaves.2[transitive usually passive] science to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water: The liquid is condensed and stored. condensed soup3[transitive] a)to make something shorter or smaller: How could he condense his life into one short speech? b)to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by removing some of the words or details: The article was condensed in Sunday’s paper.