thicken
verb [intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they thicken | |
he / she / it thickens | |
past simple thickened | |
past participle thickened | |
-ing form thickening |
to become thicker; to make something thicker (使)变厚,变浓,变稠 Stir until the sauce has thickened. 不停地搅拌酱汁,直到搅稠为止。 It was a dangerous journey through thickening fog. 旅途中雾越来越大,险象环生。 The fog had thickened slightly. 雾稍微变浓了。 The gloom gradually thickened. 黑暗逐渐加深。 - thicken something
Thicken the stew with flour. 给炖肉汁勾芡。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryThicken is used with these nouns as the subject:- custard
- fog
- light
- …
Idioms
the plot thickens
- (humorous)
used to say that a situation is becoming more complicated and difficult to understand 情况变得复杂起来