thick·en
verb/ˈθɪkən/
/ˈθɪkən/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they thicken | /ˈθɪkən/ /ˈθɪkən/ |
| he / she / it thickens | /ˈθɪkənz/ /ˈθɪkənz/ |
| past simple thickened | /ˈθɪkənd/ /ˈθɪkənd/ |
| past participle thickened | /ˈθɪkənd/ /ˈθɪkənd/ |
| -ing form thickening | /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ /ˈθɪkənɪŋ/ |
- to become thicker; to make something thicker
（使）变厚，变浓，变稠 - Stir until the sauce has thickened.
不停地搅拌酱汁，直到搅稠为止。 - It was a dangerous journey through thickening fog.
旅途中雾越来越大，险象环生。 - The fog had thickened slightly.
雾气稍微变浓了。 - The gloom gradually thickened.
阴霾渐渐浓重。 - thicken something Thicken the stew with flour.
给炖肉汁勾芡。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryThicken is used with these nouns as the subject:- custard
- fog
- light
- …
- Stir until the sauce has thickened.
Idioms
the plot thickens
- (humorous) used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand
情况变得复杂起来