thicken

thicken

英[ˈθɪkən]美[ˈθɪkən]

vt.& vi.（使）变厚，使更厚；

vt.使（话等）不清晰，使模糊，使（情节等）复杂；

vi.变得不清晰，变得模糊，变复杂；

第三人称单数：thickens;

过去式：thickened;

过去分词：thickened;

现在分词：thickening;

例句

We’ll add some flour to thicken the soup.我们将加点粉把汤调浓些。

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.

As we age the lenses of the eyes thicken, and thus refract light differently.随着我们年龄的增长，眼睛的晶状体变厚，因此对光线的折射也会发生变化。

The crowds around him began to thicken.他四周的人群密集起来。

But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.但是随着调查的继续深入，情况开始变得复杂起来。

Thicken the broth with the cornflour.加玉米面使汤变稠。

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.

The crowds around him began to thicken...他四周的人群密集起来。

Thicken the broth with the cornflour...加玉米面使汤变稠。

But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken...但是随着调查的继续深入，情况开始变得复杂起来。

同义词

v.

thicken的同义词之：加强,加深

growmoreintensifydeepenintense

thicken的同义词之：压缩,

gelatinizeinspissatecurdlecompactjellysolidifyconcentratecoagulatecondenseclabbercongealcakeclotjellsethardenjellify

thicken的同义词之：其他释义

aggrandize

词组

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

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

V-ERG

(使)(液体)变浓稠

When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.

例句

Thicken the broth with the cornflour...加玉米面使汤变稠。Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。

VERB

变密集;变浓密

If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.

例句

The crowds around him began to thicken...他四周的人群密集起来。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。

PHRASE

情况愈发复杂起来

People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.

例句

'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。

英汉词典释义

vt. & vi.

(使)变厚(或粗、浓、密);使更厚(或更密、更浓、更粗)

We’ll add some flour to thicken the soup.我们将加点粉把汤调浓些。

vt.

使(话等)不清晰,使模糊

使(情节等)复杂

vi.

变得不清晰,变得模糊

变复杂

The plot thickened.情节变得复杂了。

英英词典释义

Verb

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"