thicken
英 ['θ?k(?)n]
美['θ?k?n]
- vt. 使變厚；使模糊；使…變復(fù)雜
- vi. 變濃；變厚；變得模糊；變粗；變復(fù)雜
CET6低頻詞擴(kuò)展詞匯
詞態(tài)變化
第三人稱單數(shù):?thickens;過去式:?thickened;過去分詞:?thickened;現(xiàn)在分詞:?thickening;
中文詞源
thicken 使變厚，增稠
thick,厚的，-en,使。
英文詞源
- thicken (v.)
- late 14c. (transitive), 1590s (intransitive), from thick + -en (1). Related: Thickened; thickening. An earlier verb was Middle English thick, Old English ticcian "to thicken, to crowd together."
雙語例句
- 1. But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.
- 但是隨著調(diào)查的繼續(xù)深入，情況開始變得復(fù)雜起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The crowds around him began to thicken.
- 他四周的人群密集起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Thicken the broth with the cornflour.
- 加玉米面使湯變稠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We'll add some flour to thicken the soup.
- 我們將加點(diǎn)粉把湯調(diào)濃些.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Add the oats to thicken the mixture and stir until it is nice and creamy.
- 加上燕麥讓混合料變稠，然后攪拌成奶油狀。
來自柯林斯例句