thickening

英 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的现在分词

现在分词：thickening　复数：thickenings　

化学

BNC.25779 / COCA.27061

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

noun

• the act of thickening
  Synonym:inspissation
• any thickened enlargement
  Synonym:nodeknob
• any material used to thicken
  1. starch is used in cooking as a thickening
  Synonym:thickener

adj

• becoming more intricate or complex
  1. a thickening plot

双语例句

• In concentrated solution it adds thickening and chewiness.
  浓缩溶液可提高粘度和咀嚼性。
• Long-term sun exposure can eventually cause skin cancer, as well as skin wrinkling and thickening.
  长期在阳光下的曝晒最终可能导致皮肤癌，也容易导致皮肤皱折和变厚。
• Anodizing is a process of thickening the natural oxide layer that forms on the surface of aluminum.
  阳极氧化是一种浓缩的天然氧化层形成的过程，对铝表面。
• Both bowel-wall thickening and luminal dilatation were the early findings;
  肠壁增厚和肠腔扩张、积液亦属较早期征象；
• Nodular thickening of interlobular septa and fissures can be seen in this disease and lymphangitic spread of carcinoma.
  结节样的小叶间隔和叶间裂增厚也可见于癌性淋巴管病。
• There are many genes that are already expressed and presented in this dimpling and thickening of the outer layer.
  在外胚层的凹陷和增厚过程中，表达了很多基因。
• The first recognizable abnormality is increased tortuosity and thickening of the arteries which may compress the underlying veins.
  首先见到的改变是动脉弯曲度的增加和管壁的增厚，它可压迫其下面的静脉。
• Therefore, how to make prenatal diagnosis to the pregnant women of fetal NT thickening?
  因此，如何对胎儿NT增厚的孕妇进行产前诊断？
• A new hypothesis for explaining crustal thickening and significant lithospheric thinning in the Jurassic in eastern China is proposed.
  对中国东部侏罗纪时期地壳增厚和岩石圈显著变薄的现象，提出一个新的形成机制假说。
• The glomeruli show irregular thickening and splitting of basement membranes.
  肾小球表现为不规则增厚，基底膜分离。