thickening

英 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

美 [ˈθɪkənɪŋ]

v.  (使)变厚，变浓，变稠
thicken的现在分词

现在分词：thickening　复数：thickenings　

化学

BNC.25779 / COCA.27061

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(液体)变浓稠
  When youthickena liquid or when itthickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.
  1. Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
     加玉米面使汤变稠。
  2. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
     不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。
• VERB 变密集;变浓密
  If somethingthickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.
  1. The crowds around him began to thicken...
     他四周的人群密集起来。
  2. As the ice sheet grows and thickens it chills the nearby air.
     随着冰盖越来越大，越来越厚，周围的空气也冷了起来。
• PHRASE 情况愈发复杂起来
  People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.
  1. 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
     “有什么发现没有？”他问。“嗯，情况越来越复杂了，”我说。

英英释义

noun

• the act of thickening
  Synonym:inspissation
• any thickened enlargement
  Synonym:nodeknob
• any material used to thicken
  1. starch is used in cooking as a thickening
  Synonym:thickener

adj

• becoming more intricate or complex
  1. a thickening plot

双语例句

• The glomeruli show irregular thickening and splitting of basement membranes.
  肾小球表现为不规则增厚，基底膜分离。
• Anodizing is a process of thickening the natural oxide layer that forms on the surface of aluminum.
  阳极氧化是一种浓缩的天然氧化层形成的过程，对铝表面。
• Clinically the typical lesions are characterized by verrucous thickening and brown pigmentation of the nipple and areola.
  典型的临床表现为乳头及乳晕上有疣状增厚及棕色斑块。
• The first recognizable abnormality is increased tortuosity and thickening of the arteries which may compress the underlying veins.
  首先见到的改变是动脉弯曲度的增加和管壁的增厚，它可压迫其下面的静脉。
• Experiment was carried out on the static settling and thickening of sludge water from water works, so as to provide basis and direction for the design of inclined plane thickener.
  对自来水厂排泥水分别进行了静沉和动态浓缩试验，以便为高效斜板浓缩池的设计和运行提供依据和指导。
• This was characterized by marked skin thickening and the disappearance of pseudoscars, hemorrhage and visible superficial vessels.
  这些情况通过皮肤厚度以及假瘢痕、出血和可见的表浅血管消失进行量化评分。
• Nodular thickening of interlobular septa can be seen in lymphangitic carcinomatosis, sarcoidosis, and silicosis.
  结节状小叶间隔增厚可见于癌性淋巴管炎、结节病和硅肺。
• In concentrated solution it adds thickening and chewiness.
  浓缩溶液可提高粘度和咀嚼性。
• Long-term sun exposure can eventually cause skin cancer, as well as skin wrinkling and thickening.
  长期在阳光下的曝晒最终可能导致皮肤癌，也容易导致皮肤皱折和变厚。
• Thickening is the usual first step in sludge disposal processing.
  污泥处置过程中，浓缩通常是第一道工序。