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

• 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。
• Nodular thickening of interlobular septa and fissures can be seen in this disease and lymphangitic spread of carcinoma.
  结节样的小叶间隔和叶间裂增厚也可见于癌性淋巴管病。
• 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。
• And thickening agent and glossiness have certain curve linear relationship.
  增稠剂和光泽度有一定的曲线关系；
• 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。
• There are many genes that are already expressed and presented in this dimpling and thickening of the outer layer.
  在外胚层的凹陷和增厚过程中，表达了很多基因。
• A new hypothesis for explaining crustal thickening and significant lithospheric thinning in the Jurassic in eastern China is proposed.
  对中国东部侏罗纪时期地壳增厚和岩石圈显著变薄的现象，提出一个新的形成机制假说。
• We have understand that the thickening time and the application level of retardant have do with its molecular structure.
  明确了缓凝剂对浆体稠化时间的影响程度及适用温度范围与自身分子结构有密切关系。
• A gummy substance that is a sodium salt of carboxymethyl cellulose; used as a thickening or emulsifying agent.
  一种粘性物质，是羧甲基纤维素的钠盐，用作增稠剂或乳化剂。
• 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。