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through thick and thin
Translationsthick (θik) adjective1. having a relatively large distance between opposite sides; not thin. a thick book; thick walls; thick glass. 厚的 厚的2. having a certain distance between opposite sides. It's two inches thick; a two-inch-thick pane of glass. 厚 厚3. (of liquids, mixtures etc) containing solid matter; not flowing (easily) when poured. thick soup. 黏稠的 粘稠的4. made of many single units placed very close together; dense. a thick forest; thick hair. 茂密的 茂密的5. difficult to see through. thick fog. 濃厚的 浓厚的6. full of, covered with etc. The room was thick with dust; The air was thick with smoke. 充滿的 充满的7. stupid. Don't be so thick! 笨的 笨的 noun the thickest, most crowded or active part. in the thick of the forest; in the thick of the fight. 最密集的部分，最激烈處 最密集的部分，最激烈处 ˈthickly adverb 厚厚地 厚厚地ˈthickness noun 厚(度) 厚（度） ˈthicken verb to make or become thick or thicker. We'll add some flour to thicken the soup; The fog thickened and we could no longer see the road. 使變厚(粗、密、濃)或(更厚、更粗、更密、更濃) 使变厚（粗、密、浓），或更厚（更粗、更密、更浓） ˌthick-ˈskinned adjective not easily hurt by criticism or insults. You won't upset her – she's very thick-skinned. 不知羞恥的，厚臉皮的 不知羞耻的，厚脸皮的 thick and fast frequently and in large numbers. The bullets/insults were flying thick and fast. 頻頻 频频through thick and thin whatever happens; in spite of all difficulties. They were friends through thick and thin. 不顧艱難險阻，不論禍福，不顧一切困難 不顾艰难险阻，不论祸福 through thick and thin
through thick and thinDespite difficult or troubling circumstances or setbacks; through good and bad times. She's always been there for me through thick and thin, so I can't turn my back on her now. Our company has survived through thick and thin, and we'll be able to get through this ordeal as well.See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough thick and thinCliché through good times and bad times. We've been together through thick and thin, and we won't desert each other now. Over the years, we went through thick and thin and enjoyed every minute of it.See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough thick and thinDespite all obstacles or adversities, as in She promised to stand by him through thick and thin. This term alludes to penetrating a forest with both thick and sparse undergrowth. Today it is nearly always used with the idea of supporting something or someone in all circumstances, as in the example. [Late 1300s] See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough thick and thin COMMON If you continue to do something or to stay with or support someone through thick and thin, you continue doing it even in difficult circumstances. I will go on loving James through thick and thin no matter what happens. Few things give me greater pleasure in my public life than the knowledge that I have supported the Open University, through thick and thin. Note: This comes from a hunting expression `through thicket and thin wood'. A thicket is a small group of trees or bushes which are growing closely together. See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough thick and thin under all circumstances, no matter how difficult.See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough ˌthick and ˈthin in spite of all the difficulties and problems; in good and bad times: He’s been a good friend to her through thick and thin.See also: and, thick, thin, throughthrough thick and thinDespite all difficulties; overcoming all obstacles. This term, which today is often used together with the idea of continuing to support another person despite all difficulties, appeared in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. The analogy is to penetrating difficult terrain, such as a forest consisting of thick growth as well as sparse vegetation. It was made clear by Edmund Spenser in The Faerie Queene (1590): “His tyreling Jade he fiersly forth did push. Through thicke and thin, both over banck and bushe.”See also: and, thick, thin, throughMedicalSeethick |