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thick

UK //θɪk//US //θɪk//

词源

源自古英语 thicce,与古高地德语 dicchi、古诺尔斯语 thykkr 同源,最终源自原始日耳曼语 *theku-。

adjective

❶ 形容物体在垂直方向上的尺寸较大,与薄相对。可以指书籍、木板、墙壁等具体物品的厚度。

“She cut a thick slice of bread for breakfast.”

(她切了一片厚厚的面包当早餐。)

“The walls of the castle are two meters thick.”

(城堡的墙壁有两米厚。)

❶ 形容液体或气体浓稠、不易流动的状态。常用于描述汤、酱汁、烟雾等物质的密度。

“The soup is too thick, let's add some water.”

(汤太稠了,我们加点水吧。)

“Thick smoke filled the room after the fire started.”

(火灾发生后,浓烟充满了房间。)

❶ 形容植被或毛发等密集生长的状态,表示数量多且排列紧密。

“We got lost in the thick forest.”

(我们在茂密的森林里迷路了。)

“He has thick eyebrows that make him look serious.”

(他眉毛浓密,显得很严肃。)

同义词:dense, heavy, bulky, chunky, viscous

adverb

❶ 以厚实或密集的方式存在或发生,常用于描述物体堆积或事件发生的密集程度。

“Snow was falling thick and fast during the storm.”

(暴风雪期间,雪下得又密又快。)

“The arrows came flying thick through the air.”

(箭矢密集地划过空中。)

同义词:densely, heavily, closely

常见短语

thick and thin — 无论顺境逆境,表示在任何情况下都坚定不移的支持或陪伴。

“They've been friends through thick and thin for over 20 years.”

(他们患难与共做了20多年的朋友。)

thick-skinned — 形容人对批评或侮辱不敏感,不容易被言语伤害。

“As a politician, you need to be thick-skinned to handle criticism.”

(作为政治家,你需要脸皮厚才能应对批评。)

in the thick of — 处于某个活动或情况的最激烈或最繁忙的阶段。

“She was in the thick of preparations for the wedding.”

(她正处于婚礼筹备最繁忙的阶段。)