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thicken v.变浓；使变厚；变为复杂 (1) 这道布丁菜凉了就会变稠。(2) 你的手掌将变得粗壮厚实。(3) 现在开始起雾了，我们最好赶在雾浓前回家。(4) 情节复杂起来了。

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英 ['θɪkən] 美 ['θɪkən] (1) The pudding will thicken as it cools .(2) The palms of your hands will thicken.(3) It is coming in foggy, and we had better get home before it thickens.(4) The plot thickens. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(液体)变浓稠 When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.   [V n]  [V]Thicken the broth with the cornflour...加玉米面使汤变稠。Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。2[VERB 动词]变密集；变浓密 If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.   [V]The crowds around him began to thicken...他四周的人群密集起来。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。3[PHRASE 短语]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.   [V inflects]'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。

英语单词	thicken
英美音标	英 ['θɪkən] 美 ['θɪkən]
中文释义	v.变浓；使变厚；变为复杂
英语例句	(1) The pudding will thicken as it cools . (2) The palms of your hands will thicken. (3) It is coming in foggy, and we had better get home before it thickens. (4) The plot thickens.
中文例句	(1) 这道布丁菜凉了就会变稠。 (2) 你的手掌将变得粗壮厚实。 (3) 现在开始起雾了，我们最好赶在雾浓前回家。 (4) 情节复杂起来了。
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)(液体)变浓稠 When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. [V n] [V] Thicken the broth with the cornflour... 加玉米面使汤变稠。 Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. 不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。 2 [VERB 动词]变密集；变浓密 If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before. [V] The crowds around him began to thicken... 他四周的人群密集起来。 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。 3 [PHRASE 短语]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. [V inflects] '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。

Thicken Plot [V 英 θɪkən] 美 θɪkən V.变浓；使变厚；变为复杂 Pudding