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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The skins were used for making tents and water containers.
还可以用野牛皮制作帐蓬和装水的容器。
This is a kind of printing that blind people can read by touching groups of raised points that are printed on paper.
布莱叶盲文是一种印刷字体，盲人通过摸印在纸上起的点点来读书。
I see. Maybe there are some things among your aunt's papers, like Clare' school reports, old photographs, and so on.
我明白了。或许，在你伯母的文件中可能有些诸如克莱尔的学校成绩报告单、旧的照片之类的东西吧。