condense
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/kənˈdens/
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/kənˈdens/
to change from gas to liquid, or to make gas change to liquid
Steam will condense into water when it cools down.
蒸汽冷卻時會凝結成水。
to make liquid thicker by removing water
You can condense the soup by boiling it longer.
你可以透過長時間煮沸來濃縮湯。
to make writing shorter by using fewer words
The writer had to condense the long story into a short article.
作者不得不將長篇故事濃縮成一篇短文。