/kən'dens; kən`dɛns/
v
1 [I, Ipr, Tn, Tn.pr] ~ (sth) (into/to sth)
(a) (cause sth to) become thicker or more concentrated （使某物）变稠或变浓; 浓缩
*Soup condenses when boiled, ie by losing most of the water. 汤煮过後就浓了（失去大量的水分）.
* condensed milk, soup, etc 炼乳、浓缩汤等.
(b) (cause sth to) change from gas or vapour to a liquid （使某物）由气体或蒸气变成液体; 凝结
*Steam condenses/is condensed into water when it touches a cold surface. 蒸气接触冷的表面而凝结成水珠. =>Usage at water1 用法见water1.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (into sth) put sth into fewer words 简缩; 摘要; 简述
*condense a long report into a brief summary 将长篇报告简缩为摘要.

v
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French;Origin: condenser, from Latin, from com- ( COM-) + densare 'to make dense']
[I and T]
if a gas condenses, or is condensed, it becomes a liquid
　the mist which condensed on every cold surface
condense into
　The gaseous metal is cooled and condenses into liquid zinc.
[T]
to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same information
condense sth into sth
　This whole chapter could be condensed into a few paragraphs.
[T]
to make a liquid thicker by removing some of the water
　condensed soup