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thicken

/ˈθɪkən/ 动词 B2

中文: 使变稠、使变厚、变浓

  1. To make thicker (in the sense of wider). (transitive)
  2. To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous). (transitive) · to thicken a sauce
  3. To become thicker (in the sense of wider). (intransitive)
  4. To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous). (intransitive)
  5. To strengthen; to confirm. (transitive)
  6. To make more frequent. (transitive) · to thicken blows
  7. To make more detailed or comprehensive. (literary)

He/she/it thickens · 过去式 thickened · 过去分词 thickened · -ing形式 thickening

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动词形式

原形
thicken
He/she/it
thickens
过去式
thickened
过去分词
thickened
-ing形式
thickening

来自图书馆

At the end farthest from the house they thickened into a continuous hedge.
《The Valley of Fear》,第62页 · C1
“The plot thickens,” he said, as I entered; “I have just had an answer to my American telegram.
《A Study in Scarlet》,第49页 · B2
“The plot thickens.”
《A Study in Scarlet》,第66页 · B2
A heavily timbered park stretched up in a gentle slope, thickening into a grove at the highest point.
《The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes》,第53页 · B2

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