1 [I,T] to change or make sth change from gas to liquid 冷凝；凝结: Steam condenses into water when it touches a cold surface. 水蒸气接触寒冷的表面即凝结成水珠。 ☞Look at evaporate. 参看evaporate。

2 [T] condense sth (into sth) to make smaller or shorter so that it fills less space 浓缩文字作品；缩写: We'll have to condense these three chapters into one. 我们要将这三章压缩为一章。