Word · Frequency #25779
thickening
增稠；变浓
the process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous
- 1.
The process of making something, or becoming, thick or viscous.
使某物变稠或变黏,或自身变稠或变黏的过程。
- 2.
A substance, usually a source of starch, used to thicken a sauce.
用于使酱汁变稠的物质,通常为淀粉来源。
- 3.
A thickened part of a structure.
结构中增厚的部分。
增稠剂；增厚部分；使某物变稠或变黏,或自身变稠或变黏的过程。；用于使酱汁变稠的物质,通常为淀粉来源。；结构中增厚的部分。
In use
The thickening of the sauce comes from simmering it slowly.
To avoid the thickening of the glue, cover the jar tightly.
We watched the gradual thickening of the mixture as it cooled.
the thickening of [noun]
表示某事物的增厚过程。
The thickening of the gravy requires constant stirring.
肉汁的增稠需要不断搅拌。
use [noun] as a thickening
thickening作可数名词，意为增稠剂。
Cornstarch is often used as a thickening in sauces.
玉米淀粉常用作酱汁中的增稠剂。
thickening in [location]
常与身体部位或组织搭配，表示该部位的增厚。
Connections
Collocations
- thickening agent
- 增稠剂
- Cornstarch is a common thickening agent in Chinese cooking.玉米淀粉是中餐里常见的增稠剂。
- thickening of the sauce
- 酱汁变稠
- The thickening of the sauce takes about ten minutes.酱汁变稠大约需要十分钟。
- heart wall thickening
- 心脏壁增厚
- Heart wall thickening can be a sign of high blood pressure.心脏壁增厚可能是高血压的征兆。
- skin thickening
- 皮肤增厚
- Chronic scratching leads to skin thickening.长期抓挠会导致皮肤增厚。
- arterial thickening
- 动脉增厚
- Arterial thickening increases with age.动脉增厚随年龄增长而加重。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
thickening = thick（厚的/浓的）+ -en（使变）+ -ing（过程）：想象酱汁加淀粉后一点点变浓稠，这个变浓的过程就是thickening。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：cooking、medicine/anatomy、materials/industry 该词在烹饪中指“增稠”或“增稠剂”，较日常；在医学/解剖或材料语境中多指“增厚部分/增厚”，通常用于正式或专业表达。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Quickening and sickening rhyme with the target (thickening) in sound. Weakening, shortening, darkening, and opening look similar in spelling but differ in the stressed vowel or following sounds, so they are lookalikes, not rhymes.
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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