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

• The thickening or hardening of the walls of veins.
  静脉硬化静脉壁变厚或变硬。
• And thickening agent and glossiness have certain curve linear relationship.
  增稠剂和光泽度有一定的曲线关系；
• This was characterized by marked skin thickening and the disappearance of pseudoscars, hemorrhage and visible superficial vessels.
  这些情况通过皮肤厚度以及假瘢痕、出血和可见的表浅血管消失进行量化评分。
• Mesenchymal alterations include thickening of the basal lamina, smooth muscle hyperplasia, fibrosis and inflammatory cell accumulation.
  间质的改变，包括基底层增厚，平滑肌增生，纤维化和炎症细胞的积累。
• Clinically the typical lesions are characterized by verrucous thickening and brown pigmentation of the nipple and areola.
  典型的临床表现为乳头及乳晕上有疣状增厚及棕色斑块。
• 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。
• To explore the effects of pleural thickening on pulmonary function among asbestos workers.
  探讨胸膜增厚对石棉工人肺功能的影响。
• Secondary vascular tissue, found only in plants with secondary thickening, develops from the vascular cambium.
  次生维管组织由维管形成层发育而来，仅存在于有次生加厚的植物中。
• 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？