thicken

['θikən]

v.变浓, 使变厚, 变为复杂

vt.

1. 使变厚(或粗、密、浓等), 使更厚(或更粗、更密、更浓等)

I always thicken my soups by adding flour.

我总是加面粉将汤调浓。

2. 使(话等)不清晰, 使模糊

3. 使(情节等)变复杂

vi.

1. 变厚; 变粗; 变密; 变浓

2. 变得不清晰, 变得模糊

3. 变复杂

The plot thickened.

情节变得复杂了。

词形变化

名词: thickener | 动词过去式: thickened | 动词过去分词: thickened | 动词现在分词: thickening | 动词第三人称单数: thickens |

词义辨析

同义:

v.压缩, (使)凝结

inspissate  condense  gelatinize  congeal  jell  jellify  jelly  set  solidify  harden  clabber  coagulate  clot  cake  concentrate  compact  curdle

v.加强, 加深

grow more intense  intensify  deepen  

同义参见:

aggrandize  

英英释义

动词 thicken:

make thick or thicker

同义词：inspissate

become thick or thicker

同义词：inspissate

make viscous or dense

同义词：inspissate

补充

thickenthicken英:[ˈθikən] 美:[ˈθɪkən]vt. & vi.1.(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。

例句

1. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.一直搅拌, 直至汤汁变稠。 2. Smoke thickened until the gunners were firing blind.烟雾越来越浓, 最后炮兵只能盲目开火。 3. 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。 4. thicken the broth with the cornflour.加入玉米粉使汤变稠。 5. He added some flour to thicken the soup.他加了一些面粉使汤浓些。 6. This will thicken other proofs.这将加强其他证据。 7. Alcohol thickened his speech.酒使他连话都说不清了。 8. The fog has thickened.雾变浓了。 9. The soup thickens by boiling.汤煮开了就变稠了。 10. The plot thickened.情节复杂起来。 11. His speech thickened as he drank on.他不断地喝酒，说话也越来越不清楚了。 12. [with obj.]thicken the sauce with flour.用面粉调浓酱。 13. [no obj.]the fog had thickened.雾变浓了。 14. I thickened the gravy with flour.我加了面粉使肉汁更浓稠。 15. "When the mixture thickens, add the remaining ingredients."拌好的东西变稠时，把剩下的食材加进去。 16. The fog thickened when night fell.随着夜幕降临，雾越来越浓。 17. Flour/cornstarch is used as a thickener in sauces.面粉/玉米淀粉是酱汁的增稠剂。