thickened

英 [ˈθɪkənd]

美 [ˈθɪkənd]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：thickened　过去式：thickened　

BNC.34483 / COCA.30124

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

adj

• made or having become thick
  1. thickened bronchial arteries
• made thick in consistency
  1. flour-thickened gravy
  2. dust-thickened saliva
• having calluses
  1. calloused skin
  2. with a workman's callous hands
  Synonym:callousedcallous

双语例句

• The thickened mucus can affect many organs and body systems, including the sinuses and lungs, pancreas, liver, gallbladder, intestines, and reproductive and sweat glands.
  粘稠的液体能影响许多器官和系统的功能，包括呼吸道和肺、胰腺、肝、胆囊、小肠、生殖道和汗腺。
• These waves reduce the lung tissue which has been thickened by asthma attacks.
  无线电波可减轻哮喘发作引起的肺组织增厚。
• This soup needs to be thickened up with some flour; it's so watery.
  这个汤太清了，需要再加些面粉弄稠一些。
• Sweet almond-flavored milk pudding thickened with gelatin or cornstarch; usually molded.
  甜的、杏仁调味的牛奶布丁，用凝胶或玉米淀粉增稠；通常用模子做成。
• Any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed.
  各种软的加糖的甜点，通常用面粉增稠，然后烘焙、煮或蒸。
• Stir until the sauce has thickened.
  不停地搅拌沙司，直到搅稠为止。
• Complex Grease A lubricating grease thickened by a complex soap consisting of a normal soap and a complexing agent.
  复合润滑脂指用复合皂（由普通皂与复合剂组成）行稠化制成的润滑脂。
• The arteriolar wall is markedly thickened and the lumen is narrowed.
  动脉壁明显增厚，管腔狭窄。
• Insects with sucking mouthparts and forewings thickened and leathery at the base; usually show incomplete metamorphosis.
  有能够吮吸的嘴、变厚的前翅和类似皮革的腹底的昆虫；通常表现为不完全的蜕变。
• Also her face had become swollen because of the slaps, and her puffy lips thickened her speech.
  还有个原因就是她的脸给打肿了，她那肿胀的嘴唇也使她口齿不清。