thicken
英 ['θɪk(ə)n]
美 ['θɪkən]
- vt. 使變厚；使模糊；使…變複雜
- vi. 變濃；變厚；變得模糊；變粗；變複雜
中文詞源
thicken 使變厚，增稠thick,厚的，-en,使。
英文詞源
- thicken (v.)
- late 14c. (transitive), 1590s (intransitive), from thick + -en (1). Related: Thickened; thickening. An earlier verb was Middle English thick, Old English þiccian "to thicken, to crowd together."
雙語例句
- 1. But as the investigation continued, the plot began to thicken.
- 但是隨著調查的繼續深入，情況開始變得複雜起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. The crowds around him began to thicken.
- 他四周的人群密集起來。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. Thicken the broth with the cornflour.
- 加玉米麵使湯變稠。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. We'll add some flour to thicken the soup.
- 我們將加點粉把湯調濃些.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 5. Add the oats to thicken the mixture and stir until it is nice and creamy.
- 加上燕麥讓混合料變稠，然後攪拌成奶油狀。
來自柯林斯例句