压缩

compressed gas/sponge

condense gas into liquid

Three days of meetings were condensed into one day.

compress/condense the article into less than a hundred pages

shrink the need; cut/depress/lower the demand

reduce the length (of a piece of writing)

cut/curb/curtail expenses; retrench/draw in expenditure

narrow the repertoire

cut down on the scale of capital construction

shorten the meeting time

shrink the supply

keep down office expenses