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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What a pity!
真可惜！
There is no need to say anything to the other worker.
你没有必要跟那个工友说什么。
On the other hand, I felt sad that I wasn't able to tell my grandparents that we were safe.
另一方面，我为不能告诉我的祖父母我们十分安全而感到难过。