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thicken

英['θɪk(ə)n] 美['θɪkən]
  • vt. 使变厚;使模糊;使…变复杂
  • vi. 变浓;变厚;变得模糊;变粗;变复杂

英英释意


1. make thick or thicker;
"Thicken the sauce"
"inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch"
2. become thick or thicker;
"The sauce thickened"
"The egg yolk will inspissate"
3. make viscous or dense;
"thicken the sauce by adding flour"