thicken
英 ['θɪk(ə)n]
美['θɪkən]
- vt. 使变厚；使模糊；使…变复杂
- vi. 变浓；变厚；变得模糊；变粗；变复杂
词态变化
第三人称单数: thickens;过去式: thickened;过去分词: thickened;现在分词: thickening;
中文词源
thicken 使变厚，增稠
thick,厚的，-en,使。
英英释意
- 1. make thick or thicker;
- "Thicken the sauce"
- "inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
- 2. become thick or thicker;
- "The sauce thickened"
- "The egg yolk will inspissate"
- 3. make viscous or dense;
- "thicken the sauce by adding flour"
英文词源
- thicken (v.)
- late 14c. (transitive), 1590s (intransitive), from thick + -en (1). Related: Thickened; thickening. An earlier verb was Middle English thick, Old English þiccian "to thicken, to crowd together."
词组搭配
the plot thickens
used when a situation is becoming more and more complicated and puzzling
情节变得（更）复杂了，情况变得（更）捉摸不定了
实用场景例句
- Stir until the sauce has thickened.
- 不停地搅拌沙司，直到搅稠为止。
牛津词典
- It was a dangerous journey through thickening fog.
- 旅途中雾越来越大，险象环生。
牛津词典
- Thicken the stew with flour.
- 给炖肉汁勾芡。
牛津词典
- Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
- 加玉米面使汤变稠。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
- 不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- The crowds around him began to thicken...
- 他四周的人群密集起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- As the ice sheet grows and thickens it chills the nearby air.
- 随着冰盖越来越大，越来越厚，周围的空气也冷了起来。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
- “有什么发现没有？”他问。“嗯，情况越来越复杂了，”我说。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Results The thicken of adenoid tonsil hypertrophy was 13 mm to 25 mm.
- 结果增殖腺样体厚度13~25mm,呈弧扇形14例,呈长条状9例,呈不规则状2例.
期刊摘选
- The pudding will thicken as it cools.
- 这道布丁菜凉了就会变稠.
辞典例句
- Pour the mixture into a large bowl and chill until it begins to thicken.
- 将混合物倒入一个大碗中待凉,直变得得越来越稠.
期刊摘选
- Whisk egg white to foamy, stir caster sugar in small portions until lightly thicken.
- 蛋白打起至泡沫状, 分数次加入糖粉,打至稀薄的糊状.
期刊摘选
- Other ingredients commonly used to thicken soups and broths include rice, flour and grains.
- 其它用来使羹汤或高汤变浓的配料通常包括米, 面粉和谷物.
期刊摘选
- When caught early, cancerous lesions are thin but they thicken as the disease progresses.
- 发现的早, 扩散的危害就小,但随着疾病的加重,这些细胞也变得更厚.
期刊摘选
- Do not expose on sunlight storage may result in slow curing and possible thicken of adhesive.
- 产品暴露于光之下可能导致黏度变高并可能而影响其它性能.
期刊摘选
- Use the paper to thicken your notebook.
- 用这些纸加厚你的笔记本.
辞典例句
- Thicken the sauce over high heat . Remove to a plate, serve with cooked rice or spaghetti.
- 开大火略收乾汤汁, 上碟, 可配白饭或煮熟的意大利面.
期刊摘选
- If you want to thicken the soup, add some flour.
- 如果你想使汤浓些, 加一点面粉.
辞典例句
- Thicken the soup by adding flour.
- 加点面粉使汤变稠.
期刊摘选
- We'll add some flour to thicken the soup.
- 我们将加点粉把汤调浓些.
《简明英汉词典》
- We thicken the wall.
- 我们加厚了那面墙.
期刊摘选
- Thicken with cornstarch water and stir. Heat off and serve.
- 下生粉水埋芡炒匀, 即可熄火上碟.
期刊摘选
- She wished the plot to thicken.
- 她希望戏的情节更加充盈丰满起来.
辞典例句
- Did you not pour me out as milk, and thicken me like cheese?
- 你不是将我象奶倒出, 使我凝结象一块奶饼?
期刊摘选
- The palms of your hands will thicken.
- 你的手掌会变厚.
期刊摘选
- Even mild dehydration can cause your blood to thicken.
- 即使是轻微的脱水也会导致你身体的血液变得黏稠.
期刊摘选
- Some structures like boudin, rootless fold and thicken bending of the folds are visible.
- 可见褶皱转折端加厚现象, 岩层中具有石香肠构造及无根褶皱等.
期刊摘选
- He added some flour to thicken the soup.
- 他加了一些面粉使汤变稠.
辞典例句