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源自中古英语 'thiknen',由 thick(厚的) + 动词后缀 -en 构成,最早记录于14世纪。
❶ 指液体或混合物变得比原来更浓稠的状态,通常因加热、冷却或添加增稠剂导致。
“The sauce thickened after simmering for 20 minutes.”
(炖煮20分钟后酱汁变浓稠了。)
“Add cornstarch to make the gravy thickened.”
(加入玉米淀粉让肉汁变浓。)
❶ 使某物变得更浓或更稠的动作,常用于烹饪或工业流程中。
“She thickened the soup by adding flour.”
(她通过加面粉使汤变稠。)
“The company thickened the rubber for better durability.”
(公司通过增稠橡胶来提高耐用性。)
thickened with — 描述通过添加特定物质使液体变稠的过程,常见于烹饪说明。
“The pudding was thickened with cornstarch.”
(布丁是用玉米淀粉增稠的。)
plot thickened — 比喻故事情节或情况变得更加复杂或扑朔迷离。
“When the second witness appeared, the plot thickened.”
(当第二位证人出现时,剧情变得更加复杂。)