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

• The glomeruli show irregular thickening and splitting of basement membranes.
  肾小球表现为不规则增厚，基底膜分离。
• Abnormal hardening or thickening of tissue.
  组织不正常的变厚或硬化。
• 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。
• The thickening or hardening of the walls of veins.
  静脉硬化静脉壁变厚或变硬。
• 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。
• In sarcoidosis, nodular interlobular septal thickening reflects the presence of interstitial granulomas.
  在结节病，结节样的小叶间隔增厚反映的是间质的小肉芽肿。
• 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。
• 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？
• As body weight increased, abnormal thickening of the heart muscle became more and more common.
  研究结果显示，随着体重的增加，心肌变厚的几率也越来越大。
• Anodizing is a process of thickening the natural oxide layer that forms on the surface of aluminum.
  阳极氧化是一种浓缩的天然氧化层形成的过程，对铝表面。