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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How did you find the talk this morning?
你觉得今天早晨的报告怎么样？
We should learn the value of money and learn how many hours' work has to be done before we can buy something.
我们应该认识到钱的价值，知道要干多少小时的活，我们才能买某件物品。
It's very difficult to see where we're going and the shower may pass in an hour or two. Let's rest and have some food.
“现在很难看到我们要去的地方。阵雨可能一两个小时就会过去，我们休息一下吃点东西。”