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thicken sth
Add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
加入玉米淀粉使酱汁变浓。
（使）变厚；（使）变粗
thickening — present participle of thicken
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
（使）变厚；（使）变粗
To make or become thicker (in the sense of wider).
Add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
加入玉米淀粉使酱汁变浓。
使变厚(更宽)。
To make thicker (in the sense of wider).
使变稠(更黏稠)。
To make thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
变厚(更宽)。
To become thicker (in the sense of wider).
变稠(更黏稠)。
To become thicker (in the sense of more viscous).
thicken
Base
原形
thickens
3rd person
第三人称单数
thickening
-ing
现在分词
thickened
Past
过去式
thickened
Past participle
过去分词
The sauce thickens as it cools.
酱汁冷却时会变浓。
The fog thickened overnight.
雾在一夜之间变浓了。
The plot is thickening with each new clue.
随着每条新线索，情节正在变得复杂。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The soup will thicken if you let it simmer on low heat.
如果你让它用小火慢炖，汤会变稠。
Stir in a little flour to thicken the sauce.
搅拌入少许面粉，使酱汁变浓稠。
The paint had thickened after the can was left open, so I added water.
那罐油漆被打开后已经变稠了，所以我加了点水。
Add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
加入玉米淀粉使酱汁变浓。
The fog thickened as night fell.
夜幕降临时雾变浓了。
She thickened the soup with flour.
她用面粉使汤变稠。
Not this
The sauce thick quickly.
Use this
The sauce thickens quickly.
中文学习者常将形容词'thick'误用为动词，应用动词'thicken'的正确形式。这里需要第三人称单数，故用'thickens'。
Not this
Add a thicken to the soup.
Use this
Add a thickener to the soup.
'Thicken'是动词，不可用作名词表示'增稠剂'。名词形式应为'thickener'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使酱汁变浓稠
Add cornstarch to thicken the sauce.
加入玉米淀粉使酱汁变浓稠。
使情节变得复杂
The unexpected twist thickened the plot.
这个意外的转折使情节变得复杂。
使混合物变稠
Stir constantly until the mixture thickens.
不断搅拌直到混合物变稠。
变稠
The soup needs to thicken up a bit more.
汤需要再稠一点。
用面粉使变稠
You can thicken the gravy with flour.
你可以用面粉使肉汁变稠。
使雾变浓
The fog thickened as night fell.
夜幕降临，雾变浓了。
情节变得复杂有趣
When the detective found another clue, the plot thickened.
当侦探找到另一个线索时，情节变得更加复杂了。
情节变得复杂了。
As the detective found a new clue, he muttered, 'The plot thickens.'
侦探发现新线索时，他嘀咕道：“情节变得复杂了。”
Use thickening naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象thick(厚)加en(使)就是‘使变厚’→thicken
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、weather、science 通常用于描述液体、气体或雾气的浓度变化，在烹饪、气象或化学等语境中比较常见，既可用于书面也可用于日常对话。
既可作及物动词（使变浓），也可作不及物动词（变浓）
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