thickened

英 [ˈθɪkənd]

美 [ˈθɪkənd]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：thickened　过去式：thickened　

BNC.34483 / COCA.30124

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(液体)变浓稠
  When youthickena liquid or when itthickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
  1. Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
     加玉米面使汤变稠。
  2. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
     不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。
• VERB 变密集;变浓密
  If somethingthickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
  1. The crowds around him began to thicken...
     他四周的人群密集起来。
  2. 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。
• PHRASE 情况愈发复杂起来
  People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
  1. 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
     “有什么发现没有？”他问。“嗯，情况越来越复杂了，”我说。

英英释义

adj

• made or having become thick
  1. thickened bronchial arteries
• made thick in consistency
  1. flour-thickened gravy
  2. dust-thickened saliva
• having calluses
  1. calloused skin
  2. with a workman's callous hands
  Synonym:callousedcallous

双语例句

• Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
  有能够吮吸的嘴、变厚的前翅和类似皮革的腹底的昆虫；通常表现为不完全的蜕变。
• Any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed.
  各种软的加糖的甜点，通常用面粉增稠，然后烘焙、煮或蒸。
• Stir until the sauce has thickened.
  不停地搅拌沙司，直到搅稠为止。
• The evening clouds grew darker; the night mist thickened and the vast fields stretched dimly as far as the eye could see.
  晚霞渐渐暗淡，暮霭沉沉，野旷天低。
• Stir in reserved chopped apricot and gently simmer, stirring, until syrup is deep brown and slightly thickened.
  加入剩下的杏子碎末并慢炖，搅拌，直至糖浆变成深棕色并变的浓稠。
• Fruiting pedicels slender or thickened and nearly as wide as fruit, erect, ascending, divaricate, or reflexed.
  纤细的或加厚和差不多作为宽作为果，直立，上升，极叉开，或反折的果梗。
• Complex Grease A lubricating grease thickened by a complex soap consisting of a normal soap and a complexing agent.
  复合润滑脂指用复合皂（由普通皂与复合剂组成）行稠化制成的润滑脂。
• Sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded.
  甜的、杏仁调味的牛奶布丁，用凝胶或玉米淀粉增稠；通常用模子做成。
• The arteriolar wall is markedly thickened and the lumen is narrowed.
  动脉壁明显增厚，管腔狭窄。
• Sweet chocolate flavored custard-like pudding usually thickened with flour rather than eggs.
  用甜巧克力调味的奶油冻似的布丁，通常用面粉而不用鸡蛋增稠。