thicken

英 [ˈθɪkən]

美 [ˈθɪkən]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠

过去分词：thickened　现在分词：thickening　第三人称单数：thickens　过去式：thickened　

CET6

Collins.1 / BNC.9828 / COCA.8485

习惯用语

v.

the plot thickens
• 情况变得复杂起来
  used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand

牛津词典

verb

• （使）变厚，变浓，变稠
  to become thicker; to make sth thicker
  1. Stir until the sauce has thickened.
     不停地搅拌沙司，直到搅稠为止。
  2. It was a dangerous journey through thickening fog.
     旅途中雾越来越大，险象环生。
  3. Thicken the stew with flour.
     给炖肉汁勾芡。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(液体)变浓稠
  When youthickena liquid or when itthickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
  1. Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
     加玉米面使汤变稠。
  2. 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 somethingthickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
  1. The crowds around him began to thicken...
     他四周的人群密集起来。
  2. 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.
  1. '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。

英英释义

verb

• become thick or thicker
  1. The sauce thickened
  2. The egg yolk will inspissate
  Synonym:inspissate
• make thick or thicker
  1. Thicken the sauce
  2. inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch
  Synonym:inspissate
• make viscous or dense
  1. thicken the sauce by adding flour
  Synonym:inspissate

双语例句

• Heat, stirring, until the juices thicken a little, then pour over the chicken.
  加热，搅拌，直到芡汁一点点变粘稠起来，之后再把芡汁浇在鸡腿上。
• She put some ice in her drink. Thicken the soup by adding flour.
  他往饮料里加了点冰。加点面粉使汤变稠。
• 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。
• This is used in cleansers to dissolve oil and grease as well as thicken products.
  在清结剂中使用聚乙二醇是为了溶解油脂，同时增加产品的粘度。
• Thicken the mixture with flour.
  加点面粉把混合物弄稠。
• Use flour to thicken the gravy. The cook thickens the sauce with flour.
  加面粉使肉汁浓稠.厨师用麦粉使汁变浓。
• '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。
• You can thicken the soup with flour.
  你可以用面粉使汤变浓。
• They stand straight up and thicken at the bottom to form a bulb.
  他们站在直线上升，并在底部加厚，形成一个灯泡。