thickened

• 描述某物被变得更为浓稠或紧密的质地、状态，常用于液体、混合物等。

Describes something that has been made thicker or more dense in consistency.

1. B1formal

   Having been made thicker or more dense in consistency.

   加厚的

   • The sauce was thickened with cornstarch.
   • The walls were thickened for better insulation.
   • The fog thickened as the night went on.

   同义词clottedcoagulatedconcentratedcongealedcurdledsolidified

   反义词dilutedrarefiedthinned

2. B1formal

   Having become more dense, concentrated, or solid.

   变浓稠的

   • The plot thickened as new evidence emerged.
   • The cream thickened after being whipped.
   • The mixture thickened when heated.

   同义词clottedcoagulatedconcentratedcurdledsolidified

   反义词dilutedliquefiedrarefiedthinned

• 动词，表示使某物变得更厚、更浓稠或更密实，或自身变得如此；可用于液体变浓、物体变厚或气体变浓等多种语境。

A verb used to indicate the process of making or becoming thicker, denser, or more viscous.

1. Make thicker (cooking)B1formalculinary

   To add a substance to a liquid to make it more dense or viscous.

   勾芡

   • She thickened the sauce with a little flour.
   • The recipe says to thicken the soup with cornstarch.
   • You can thicken the gravy by simmering it longer.

   同义词bindinspissate

2. Become thickerB1formal

   To become more dense, viscous, or solid in consistency.

   变稠

   • The fog thickened as the evening went on.
   • The paint thickened after being left open.
   • The plot thickened when new evidence appeared.

   同义词clabberclotcoagulatecongealcurdlegelsetsolidify

   反义词diluteliquefythin

3. Make or become more denseB2formal

   To increase in density or concentration.

   使变浓；变浓

   • The smoke thickened, making it hard to see.
   • The crowd thickened around the stage.
   • The forest thickened as we walked deeper.

   同义词clotcoagulatecondensecongealcurdleinspissatesetsolidify

   反义词diluterarefythin