thickening

英 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的现在分词

现在分词：thickening　复数：thickenings　

化学

BNC.25779 / COCA.27061

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(液体)变浓稠
  When youthickena liquid or when itthickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
  1. Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
     加玉米面使汤变稠。
  2. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
     不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。
• VERB 变密集;变浓密
  If somethingthickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
  1. The crowds around him began to thicken...
     他四周的人群密集起来。
  2. As the ice sheet grows and thickens it chills the nearby air.
     随着冰盖越来越大，越来越厚，周围的空气也冷了起来。
• PHRASE 情况愈发复杂起来
  People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
  1. 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
     “有什么发现没有？”他问。“嗯，情况越来越复杂了，”我说。

英英释义

noun

• the act of thickening
  Synonym:inspissation
• any thickened enlargement
  Synonym:nodeknob
• any material used to thicken
  1. starch is used in cooking as a thickening
  Synonym:thickener

adj

• becoming more intricate or complex
  1. a thickening plot

双语例句

• Nodular thickening of interlobular septa can be seen in lymphangitic carcinomatosis, sarcoidosis, and silicosis.
  结节状小叶间隔增厚可见于癌性淋巴管炎、结节病和硅肺。
• Therefore, how to make prenatal diagnosis to the pregnant women of fetal NT thickening?
  因此，如何对胎儿NT增厚的孕妇进行产前诊断？
• Excess collagen is deposited causing thickening and hardening.
  过量的胶原蛋白沉积下来，引起增厚和硬化。
• In concentrated solution it adds thickening and chewiness.
  浓缩溶液可提高粘度和咀嚼性。
• Clinically the typical lesions are characterized by verrucous thickening and brown pigmentation of the nipple and areola.
  典型的临床表现为乳头及乳晕上有疣状增厚及棕色斑块。
• Mesenchymal alterations include thickening of the basal lamina, smooth muscle hyperplasia, fibrosis and inflammatory cell accumulation.
  间质的改变，包括基底层增厚，平滑肌增生，纤维化和炎症细胞的积累。
• You have been long gone, leaving behind drizzling melancholy and thickening yearning in me.
  你远去了，留给我的是密密细雨般的惆怅，还有那浓浓的思念。
• Long-term sun exposure can eventually cause skin cancer, as well as skin wrinkling and thickening.
  长期在阳光下的曝晒最终可能导致皮肤癌，也容易导致皮肤皱折和变厚。
• It was discovered that the gingival epithelial thickening was one of the important reasons of causing DGO recently.
  近来发现，牙龈上皮细胞增厚也是引起DGO的重要原因之一。
• With thickening oil-tank cover-board, it makes acting noise of oil pump and solenoid valve smaller.
  加厚的油箱盖板使油泵和电磁阀的动作噪音更小。