thickens

英 [ˈθɪkənz]

美 [ˈθɪkənz]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的第三人称单数

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。

双语例句

• As the ice thickens during the winter, the blocks can weigh up to twice that.
  随着冰在严冬里逐渐变厚，冰块可以变成原来的两倍大。
• Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
  不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。
• 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。
• Some of them do washing and mending in the service stations. a worker who fulls ( cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living.
  她们有些人在服务站做洗衣和缝补的工作。缝补（洗涤和加厚）宽大的机织衣物来谋生的工人。
• As the collagen layer thickens, older collagen calcifies and older chondrocytes deteriorate.
  随着胶原层变厚，原来的胶原钙和关节软骨细胞退化。
• When combined with acidic fruit juice such as lemon juice, sweetened condensed milk thickens to form velvety pie fillings, puddings and other desserts.
  当在一种酸果汁，比如柠檬汁，加上炼乳的时候，它就会凝固形成柔软的馅饼，布丁或着其他甜点。
• EPO thickens the blood, and it also has proved dangerous.
  EPO虽然使血液变稠，但它也被证明是危险的。
• '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。
• Doubling the third thickens the texture, and this is usually undesirable in simple four-part writing.
  重奏三音可增加结构的厚度，在四声部写作中通常不需要这样做。
• The plot thickens: if it wasn't Judy I saw you with last night, who was it?
  这就变得有趣了：昨晚我看见和你在一起的不是朱迪，那会是谁呢？