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thickening

UK //ˈθɪkənɪŋ//US //ˈθɪkənɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语 thekenen(变厚),由 thick(厚的) + -en(使动后缀) + -ing(名词/现在分词后缀)构成。

noun

❶ 指液体或混合物变得浓稠的过程或结果,通常通过添加增稠剂或加热蒸发水分实现。

“The sauce needs some thickening with cornstarch.”

(需要用玉米淀粉给酱汁增稠。)

“The thickening of the fog made driving dangerous.”

(雾气变浓使得驾驶变得危险。)

同义词:condensation, coagulation, densification

verb

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描述物质状态变化。

“Keep stirring while the soup is thickening.”

(汤变稠时要持续搅拌。)

“The plot keeps thickening in this mystery novel.”

(这本悬疑小说的情节不断变得复杂。)

同义词:condense, coagulate, gel

常见短语

plot thickening — 形容故事情节逐渐变得复杂或悬念加深,常见于文学影视评论中。

“The detective gasped as the plot kept thickening with new clues.”

(随着新线索出现使案情更加扑朔迷离,侦探倒吸一口凉气。)