Thicken
[ 'θɪkən ]
第5级
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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;
💡 词根助记
thick厚的+en变成 →使变厚
📝 例句
She wished the plot to thicken.
她希望戏的情节更加充盈丰满起来。
You can thicken the soup with flour.
你可以用面粉使汤变浓。
He added some flour to thicken the soup.
他加了一些面粉使汤变稠。
Use the paper to thicken your notebook.
用这些纸加厚你的笔记本。
I always thicken my soups by adding flour.
我总是加面粉将汤调浓。
🌱 联想助记
【记】chicken-小鸡,thicken-加厚:小鸡长大时羽毛变厚了
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
thicken
v[I, Tn]
1 (cause sth to) become thicker （使某物）变得厚、 密、 浓、 混浊不清等
when the sauce thickens 沙司变浓时
The fog is thickening. 雾渐渐重了.
Use flour to thicken the gravy. 加面粉使肉汁浓稠.
Several drinks had thickened his voice. 他喝了几杯酒以後嗓音变得沙哑了.
2 (idm 习语) the plot thickens => plot2.
🔁 扩展释义
*['θikәn]vi. 变浓, 变厚, 变得模糊, 变为复杂vt. 使变厚, 加强, 使模糊【化】 增稠
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I have decided to take a lot of cabbage in vinegar.
我已决定带大量的醋泡白菜。
After speaking for about half an hour he came to a sad part of the family history.
大约谈了半个小时之后，他谈到了家族史中的一件伤心事。
The clouds had come down so suddenly we had no warning.
乌云突然出现，我们丝毫没有觉察。