| 单词 | thick |
| 释义 | adjective | adverb | noun thickthick1 /θɪk/ ●●● S2 W2 adjective 1NOT THIN measuring a large distance or a larger distance than usual, between two opposite surfaces or sides OPP thin: a thick slice of bread The walls were thick and solid.2MEASUREMENT [not before noun] measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces: The price of the glass will depend on how thick it is.two feet thick/12 inches thick etc. The brick wall is about 16 inches thick.3LIQUID not containing much water and moving or flowing slowly OPP thin: a thick tasty sauce4SMOKE/CLOUD ETC. filling the air, and difficult to see through or breathe in SYN dense OPP thin: thick clouds of black smoke We drove through thick fog.5HAIR/FUR ETC. consisting of many hairs growing closely together OPP thin: thick black hair6be thick with something a)to be covered with a thick layer of something: The furniture was thick with dust. b)to be filled with a lot of something such as smoke: The room was thick with cigarette smoke. c)to be filled with a lot of things: The roads were thick with holiday travelers.7TREES/BUSHES ETC. growing very close together, or having a lot of leaves, so there is not much space in between SYN dense OPP thin: a thick forest8WAY OF SPEAKING clearly belonging to a particular place or part of the country: a thick Irish/Southern/Russian etc. accent He spoke with a thick German accent.9VOICE not as clear or high as usual because someone is angry, confused, etc. about something: His voice was thick and gruff.thick with Her voice was thick with emotion.10be (as) thick as thieves if two people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other and seem to share a lot of secrets11get something through/into your thick head/skull spoken informal used to tell someone angrily to understand something that you want him or her to understand12be thick with somebody old-fashioned to be very friendly with someone[Origin: Old English thicce]—thickly adverb → see also have thick/thin skin at skin1 (6), thickness, thick-skinned adjective | adverb | noun thickthick2 adverb 1if you spread, cut, etc. something thick, you spread or cut it in a way that produces a thick layer or piece: Slice the cheese a little thicker.2pour/lay it on thick informal to do or say something in a way that makes something seem better, more amusing, bigger, etc. than it really is3thick and fast arriving or happening very frequently, in large amounts or numbers adjective | adverb | noun thickthick3 noun 1in the thick of something in the busiest, most active, most dangerous, etc. part of a situation: Williams was wounded in the thick of the battle.2through thick and thin in spite of any difficulties or problems: Barb has supported me through thick and thin. |
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