| 单词 | thick |
| 释义 | thick (θɪk ) Word forms: thicker , thickest 1. adjective B1 Something that is thick has a large distance between its two opposite sides. For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup. He wore glasses with thick rims. This material is very thick and this needle is not strong enough to go through it. thickly adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 An old man sat in a great carved armchair of black wood, thickly padded with soft cushions. Slice the meat thickly. 2. adjective [noun ADJECTIVE, as ADJ as] B1 You can use thick to talk or ask about how wide or deep something is. The folder was two inches thick. How thick are these walls? ...a finger as thick as a sausage. Synonyms: wide, across, deep, broad Thick is also a combining form. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen. thickness Word forms: thicknesses variable noun B2 The size of the fish will determine the thickness of the steaks. [+ of] The egg had a shell thickness of 0.14mm and the newly-hatched chick weighed nine grams. ...a layer of gases about 200 miles in thickness. Synonyms: width, depth, breadth, broadness Synonyms: density, heaviness, denseness 3. adjective B1+ If something that consists of several things is thick, it has a large number of them very close together. She inherited our father's thick, wavy hair. They walked through thick forest. Synonyms: luxuriant, heavy, dense, abundant thickly adverb [ADVERB after verb, oft ADV -ed] B2 I rounded a bend where the trees and brush grew thickly. The interior flatlands and valleys are thickly planted with coconuts. 4. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE with noun] B2 If something is thick with another thing, the first thing is full of or covered with the second. The air is thick with acrid smoke from the fires. [+ with] She ate scones thick with butter. Synonyms: crowded, full, packed, covered 5. adjective B1 Thick clothes are made from heavy cloth, so that they will keep you warm in cold weather. In the winter she wears thick socks, Wellington boots and gloves. She wore a thick tartan skirt and a red cashmere sweater. Synonyms: heavy, heavyweight, dense, chunky 6. adjective B2 Thick smoke, fog, or cloud is difficult to see through. The smoke was bluish-black and thick. It wasn't very thick fog. Synonyms: opaque, heavy, dense, impenetrable 7. adjective B2 Thick liquids are fairly stiff and solid and do not flow easily. They had to battle through thick mud to reach construction workers. The sauce is thick and rich so don't bother trying to diet. Synonyms: viscous, concentrated, stiff, condensed 8. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If someone's voice is thick, they are not speaking clearly, for example because they are ill, upset, or drunk. When he spoke his voice was thick with bitterness. [+ with] Synonyms: husky, rough, hoarse, distorted thickly adverb [ADVERB after verb] 'It's all my fault,' he mumbled thickly. 9. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A thick accent is very obvious and easy to identify. He answered our questions in English but with a thick accent. 'What do you want?' a teenage girl demanded in a thick German accent. Synonyms: strong, marked, broad, decided 10. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] If you describe someone as thick, you think they are stupid. [British, informal, disapproval] How could she have been so thick? Synonyms: stupid, dull, dense, insensitive 11. thick and fast phrase If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers. The rumours have been coming thick and fast. Distress calls were pouring in thick and fast from all over the area. 12. in the thick of phrase If you are in the thick of an activity or situation, you are very involved in it. I enjoy being in the thick of things. Peterson suddenly found himself in the thick of desperate fighting. 13. through thick and thin phrase If you do something through thick and thin, you do it although the conditions or circumstances are very bad. She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin. I will go on loving James through thick and thin no matter what happens. 14. to lay it on thick phrase [VERB inflects] If someone is laying it on thick or is laying it on, they are exaggerating a statement, experience, or emotion in order to try to impress people. [informal] Don't lay it on too thick, but make sure they are flattered. I may have spoken a bit too freely, been a bit extreme, even laid it on a little. Synonyms: exaggerate, flatter, overdo it, lay it on with a trowel [informal] 15. a thick skin phrase If you say that someone has a thick skin, you mean that they are able to listen to criticism about themselves without becoming offended. You need a thick skin to be a head teacher. Idioms: be thick on the ground [British] to be plentiful Jobs are not exactly thick on the ground. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers a thick skin an ability to not be upset by criticism A woman politician needs a thick skin. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers do something through thick and thin to continue doing something even when the situation makes it very difficult for you I'll love you through thick and thin, no matter what happens. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers in the thick of it deeply involved in a particular activity or situation A fight broke out in the bar and he suddenly found himself in the thick of it. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers lay it on thick to exaggerate something such as a statement, an experience, or an emotion, in order to impress people Sue was laying it on a bit thick when she said that Tom was the best dancer she'd ever seen. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers thick as mince [mainly Scottish] very stupid He's bound to fail the exam – he's thick as mince. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers thick as thieves if two or more people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other Jones and Cook have known each other since the age of ten – they're thick as thieves. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers thick as two short planks [British] very stupid His people regarded him as a great and wise monarch. In fact he was as thick as two short planks. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Collocations: thick vegetation The boat skims at high speed over the thick vegetation. The Sun They make a hollow in the ground under hedges, or in thick vegetation such as nettles or- later in the year - tall buttercups. Times, Sunday Times My mind wanders to the settlers who cut through this thick vegetation 150 years ago. Times, Sunday Times They build their grassy nest on or near the ground in thick vegetation - reeds or crops - and nests in the reed beds may incorporate some reed flowers. Times, Sunday Times He was working with a chainsaw on thick vegetation when he slipped and sliced through the rope. The Sun The wheelhouse was protected by a thick wall of sandbags. Times, Sunday Times Then he led me into a room decorated with thick wall hangings where mutton soup and strong tea were served at a long table. Times, Sunday Times He hit a thick wall of resistance. Christianity Today So from my perspective the whole of what followed seemed to pass in a rather leisurely fashion from a comfortable vantage point behind a thick wall. Times, Sunday Times Use a teaspoon to scoop the flesh out of the tomatoes, leaving a thick wall of flesh sufficient that the tomato happily retains its shape but leaving room to stuff. Times, Sunday Times Grace turned back to work as she talked, cutting and bending thick wire to form an armature. THE HARDIE INHERITANCE (2002) The thick wool and built-in arch support helped keep feet snug and secure. The Sun (2011) Translations: Chinese: 厚的, 浓的 Japanese: 厚い, 濃い |
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