Word · Frequency #1806
thicks
最密集(或最激烈、最活跃)的部分
thicks is the plural of thick.
核心释义
The thickest, most active, or most intense part of something
- 1.
最激烈或最活跃的部分
The thickest, or most active or intense, part of something.
- 2.
被其他事物包围的位置
the location of something surrounded by other things
- 3.
灌木丛
A thicket.
四周被其他事物环绕的地方;密集处;灌木丛;树丛;最激烈或最活跃的部分;被其他事物包围的位置;灌木丛
用法In use
We found a quiet spot in the thick of the garden, surrounded by tall bushes.
用法提示:thick 作名词,意为‘最茂密/密集的部分’,用在 in the thick of… 结构中。
She lives in the thick of the city, so she hears traffic all night.
用法提示:thick 为名词,指‘最活跃或最激烈的部分’,in the thick of the city 表示城市中心最热闹处。
The lost hiker was deep in the thick of the forest when night fell.
用法提示:thick 作名词,指‘被某物环绕的密集处’,in the thick of the forest 意为森林深处。
in the thick of sth
thick 作名词,常与 in 搭配,表示身陷事情最紧张、最活跃的部分。
She was in the thick of the action.
她正身处行动最激烈的地方。
the thick of sth
the thick of 是名词短语,可放在 in、through、into 等介词后,指最密集或最中心的部分。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- in the thick of it
- 正处于(局面)最激烈或最活跃的时候
- The project is in full swing, and we are right in the thick of it.项目正全面展开,我们正处于最紧张忙碌的时候。
- the thick of winter
- 隆冬;冬季最冷的时节
- These plants can survive even in the thick of winter.这些植物即使在隆冬时节也能存活。
- the thick of the forest
- 森林深处;树木最茂密的地方
- They built a cabin in the thick of the forest.他们在森林深处建了一间小屋。
习语与比喻表达Idioms & figurative uses
- through thick and thin
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
thick 里藏着 thicket(灌木丛):最密、最热闹、被围住的地方。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域:neutral 常见场景:in the thick of a battle、in the thick of the crowd、the thick of the forest 该名词用法通常出现在 in the thick of ... 这类搭配中,表示“正处在…最激烈或最密集的部分”,也指被周围事物包围的位置;在新闻报道、故事叙述和日常口语里都比较常见。
语法说明Grammar Note
常用于'the thick of'结构,表示激烈或忙碌之处。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /ɪk/ 结尾,与 thick (/θɪk/) 押韵:sick、pick、kick、lick、quick、tick。注意:thin (/θɪn/) 和 think (/θɪŋk/) 看起来很像,但结尾不同,不押韵。thick 的开头是清辅音 /θ/,不同于 tick 的 /t/,虽然它们押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
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