英语词汇“thicken”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	thicken
释义	thick·en \ˈthikən\ verb (thickened ; thickened ; thickening \-k(ə)niŋ\ ; thickens) Etymology: Middle English thiknen, from thikke, adjective, thick + -nen -en *transitive verb* 1. a. : to make thick, dense, or viscous in consistency < thickens gravy with flour > b. : to make close or compact : fill up the openings or interstices of < thicken platoon fires and turn back any enemy counterattack — Combat Forces Journal > 2. : to make stronger : confirm, intensify < this may help to thicken other proofs — Shakespeare > 3. a. : to increase the thickness of : add to the depth or diameter of < the years had thickened the man's figure > b. : broaden < the strokes m and n are halved and thickened to indicate a following d — Pitman Shorthand > 4. : blur, obscure < alcohol had thickened his speech > *intransitive verb* 1. a. : to become dense (as in consistency or texture) : grow thick or compact < the mist thickened > b. : to become concentrated in numbers, mass, or frequency : gather in a crowd or dense aggregation < the Indians … were thickening in Kentucky again — Rebecca Caudill > < all through the café the groups of players had thickened — Winifred Bambrick > 2. : to grow blurred, obscure, or dark : become foggy or misty < his speech thickened as he drank on > < the weather thickened > 3. : to increase in mass or measurement : grow broader or bulkier < her tall straight figure had thickened — Ellen Glasgow > 4. : to become more profound, intense, or intricate : grow complicated or keen < the plot thickens >
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