英：[ˈθɪkən]
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thicken如何读
thicken是什么意思
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
thicken自然拼读
thick·en
thI kn
thicken变形
thickens, thickening, thickened
thicken扩展
thickener (n.)
thicken词根
词根：thick
adj.thick 厚的；浓的；粗大的
adv.thick 密集地；浓浓地，厚厚地
thickly 厚地；浓地
n.thick 最拥挤部份；活动最多部份；事物的粗大浓密部份
thickness 厚度；层；浓度；含混不清
thicket [林] 灌木丛；丛林；错综复杂
thickening 增厚；增稠剂，[食品] 芡粉；稠化
thickener [助剂] 增稠剂；浓缩机
v.thickening 使变厚；变浓（thicken的现在分词）
thicken英英释义
verb
intransitive verb
to become dense
the mist thickened
to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency
to grow blurred or obscure
to grow broader or bulkier
to grow complicated or keen
the plot thickens
transitive verb
to make thick, dense, or viscous in consistency
thicken gravy with flour
to make close or compact
to increase the depth or diameter of
to make inarticulate : blur
alcohol thickened his speech
thicken词源中文解释
14世纪晚期（及物动词），1590年代（不及物动词），源于 thick + -en（1）。相关词汇： Thickened； thickening。更早的动词是中古英语 thick，古英语 þiccian “变厚，聚集在一起”。
thicken词源英文解释
The first known use of thicken was in the 14th century
thicken儿童词典英英释义
thick1 of 3adjective
having or being of great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
a thick plank
heavily built : thickset
having units closely packed together : dense
a thick forest
occurring in large numbers : numerous
flies were thick in the barn
viscous sense 2
thick syrup
marked by haze, fog, or mist
thick weather
measuring in thickness
12 inches thick
not clearly spoken
thick speech
plainly obvious
a thick French accent
stupid sense 1a
too thick to understand
associated on close terms : intimate
those two are really thick
going beyond what is proper or enough
the flattery was a bit thick
thick2 of 3noun
the most crowded or active part
in the thick of things
the part of greatest thickness
the thick of the thumb
thick3 of 3adverb
in a thick manner : so as to be thick : thickly
misfortunes came thick and fast
thicketnoun
a thick usually small patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush
something resembling a thicket in being crowded together or impenetrable
a thicket of fans
thick1 of 3adjective
having or being of great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
a thick plank
heavily built : thickset
having units closely packed together : dense
a thick forest
occurring in large numbers : numerous
flies were thick in the barn
viscous sense 2
thick syrup
marked by haze, fog, or mist
thick weather
measuring in thickness
12 inches thick
not clearly spoken
thick speech
plainly obvious
a thick French accent
stupid sense 1a
too thick to understand
associated on close terms : intimate
those two are really thick
going beyond what is proper or enough
the flattery was a bit thick
thick2 of 3noun
the most crowded or active part
in the thick of things
the part of greatest thickness
the thick of the thumb
thick3 of 3adverb
in a thick manner : so as to be thick : thickly
misfortunes came thick and fast
thick1 of 3adjective
having or being of great depth or extent from one surface to its opposite
a thick plank
heavily built : thickset
having units closely packed together : dense
a thick forest
occurring in large numbers : numerous
flies were thick in the barn
viscous sense 2
thick syrup
marked by haze, fog, or mist
thick weather
measuring in thickness
12 inches thick
not clearly spoken
thick speech
plainly obvious
a thick French accent
stupid sense 1a
too thick to understand
associated on close terms : intimate
those two are really thick
going beyond what is proper or enough
the flattery was a bit thick
thick2 of 3noun
the most crowded or active part
in the thick of things
the part of greatest thickness
the thick of the thumb
thick3 of 3adverb
in a thick manner : so as to be thick : thickly
misfortunes came thick and fast
thickeningnoun
the act of making or becoming thick
underwent a gradual thickening
a thickened part or place
something used to thicken
thickenverb
to make or become thick, dense, or viscous
thicken gravy with flour
to become complicated
the plot thickens
thickenverb
to make or become thick, dense, or viscous
thicken gravy with flour
to become complicated
the plot thickens
thickenverb
to make or become thick, dense, or viscous
thicken gravy with flour
to become complicated
the plot thickens
thicken 例句
1 Though she could still see Calliope in my face, each feature seemed changed, thickened, and there were whiskers on my chin and above my upper lip.
2 It was such a relief to rest, and the thought of continuing the search was so unwelcome, that we sat on while the gloom thickened and night crept up on us.
3 Every night, she felt the link between them thickening, ripening: at first a slender shoot, and then a vine that curled around them, strengthening each day.
4 When the mixture thickens, add the remaining ingredients.
5 Knobbed and pitted with corruption was her age-old hide, but ever thickened from within with layer on layer of evil growth.
6 She could almost feel her joints thicken and knot.
7 Since her pregnancies she had put on weight, thickened in the waist, but her skin and hair were still beautiful and she was still an attractive woman.
8 He’s massively tall, shoulders like an ox and a thickened brow with lots of bafflement but not much tenderness.
9 Thicken the soup until you can coat a spoon with it.
把汤做得浓到能挂到汤匙上为止。
10 A mile thick to start with, the Ice here rises and thickens, trying to flow over the mountains and choke the fire-mouths with silence.
11 Night thickened about the hunter and the hunted, and snow blew fine across the path that Ged could no longer see.
12 All I hear is her voice, thickened with pain.
13 A thin gold chain showed around a thickening ankle.
14 As the time went on I found that my reactions thickened.
15 And the darkness about it thickened, blackened, drew together.
16 Even Swordfish was closing, lumbering and rolling through a thickening sea under both oars and sail.
17 As the night thickened, dew forming, a grassy smell drifted in through the screen door.
18 I didn’t know where she was getting the words, but they flowed out of her as the Mist thickened.
19 The beautiful, beautiful boys who dotted the landscape like jewels, split the air with their shouts in the Held, and thickened the river with their shining wet backs.
20 Decidualisation involves a thickening of the uterine wall and the growth of new vessels.
蜕膜化与子宫壁变厚与新血管生长有关.
thicken 同义词
2 密
3 变厚
5 浊
6 加强
intensive forte swell consolidation intensification corroboration intension stiffen redouble screw strengthen beef sustain cement sharpen intensify underline energize replenish heighten condense fortify mend exalt corroborate imp whet potentiate
10 复杂
complex involved complicated elaborate convoluted perplexed labyrinthine sinuous inextricable involute labyrinthian daedal intricately tortuously complicacy complication pluralism involution involve complicate embarrass perplex embroil sophisticate
13 变复杂
15 繁茂
rank rampant flourishing exuberant thrifty dank wanton luxuriant thickset thrift overgrowth exuberance luxuriance rampancy thrive luxuriate ramp
16 加厚
17 不清楚
NL nubilous thick unclear obscure faint vague misty hazy indistinct illiquid ill-defined muzzy inexplicit thickly indistinctly indistinctness overcurtain cloud muddy mangle be ignorant of
18 变浓
20 使厚
21 变黑
24 使不清楚
26 使浓