thickening

英 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的现在分词

现在分词：thickening　复数：thickenings　

化学

BNC.25779 / COCA.27061

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

noun

• the act of thickening
  Synonym:inspissation
• any thickened enlargement
  Synonym:nodeknob
• any material used to thicken
  1. starch is used in cooking as a thickening
  Synonym:thickener

adj

• becoming more intricate or complex
  1. a thickening plot

双语例句

• You have been long gone, leaving behind drizzling melancholy and thickening yearning in me.
  你远去了，留给我的是密密细雨般的惆怅，还有那浓浓的思念。
• Both bowel-wall thickening and luminal dilatation were the early findings;
  肠壁增厚和肠腔扩张、积液亦属较早期征象；
• A new hypothesis for explaining crustal thickening and significant lithospheric thinning in the Jurassic in eastern China is proposed.
  对中国东部侏罗纪时期地壳增厚和岩石圈显著变薄的现象，提出一个新的形成机制假说。
• We have understand that the thickening time and the application level of retardant have do with its molecular structure.
  明确了缓凝剂对浆体稠化时间的影响程度及适用温度范围与自身分子结构有密切关系。
• In concentrated solution it adds thickening and chewiness.
  浓缩溶液可提高粘度和咀嚼性。
• The glomeruli show irregular thickening and splitting of basement membranes.
  肾小球表现为不规则增厚，基底膜分离。
• To explore the effects of pleural thickening on pulmonary function among asbestos workers.
  探讨胸膜增厚对石棉工人肺功能的影响。
• Therefore, how to make prenatal diagnosis to the pregnant women of fetal NT thickening?
  因此，如何对胎儿NT增厚的孕妇进行产前诊断？
• Overall, men had more thickening of the artery walls compared to women.
  总体上讲，男性比女性动脉壁更加厚。
• As body weight increased, abnormal thickening of the heart muscle became more and more common.
  研究结果显示，随着体重的增加，心肌变厚的几率也越来越大。