| 单词 | thicken |
| 释义 | thicken (θɪkən ) Word forms: thickens , thickening , thickened 1. verb When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid. Thicken the broth with the cornflour. [VERB noun] Keep stirring until the sauce thickens. [VERB] Synonyms: set, condense, congeal, cake 2. verb If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before. The crowds around him began to thicken. [VERB] As the ice sheet grows and thickens it chills the nearby air. [VERB] 3. the plot thickens phrase People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious. 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said. Collocations: blood thickens When blood sugar gets too high, the blood thickens and clogs capillaries (the smallest blood vessels). Times, Sunday Times Strokes are also more likely, because blood thickens in cold weather, increasing the risk of coronary and cerebral thrombosis. The Sun House notices that the patient's blood thickens dangerously when his body temperature drops (cryoglobulinemia), something that can not be faked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If you already have them, after a bath use a pumice stone to rub away the thickened skin, a little at a time. The Sun Symptoms include facial redness, eye irritation, thickened skin and permanently visible blood vessels. The Sun Symptoms may include a sore that doesn't heal, bleeding, a smelly discharge, rash, thickened skin or possibly a change in colour. The Sun Symptoms include thickening skin, irregular surface nodularities, and enlargement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has highly enhanced strength, thickened skin, and bulked muscle, to enable him to withstand most forms of hand-to-hand combat. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 使变浓 Japanese: 濃くする/濃くなる |
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