Thicken

['θɪk(ə)n] or ['θɪkən]

解釋/意思:

(verb.) become thick or thicker; 'The sauce thickened'; 'The egg yolk will inspissate'.

(verb.) make thick or thicker; 'Thicken the sauce'; 'inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch'.

(verb.) make viscous or dense; 'thicken the sauce by adding flour'.

本校對--From WordNet

解釋/意思:

(v. t.) To make thick (in any sense of the word).

(v. t.) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.

(v. t.) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.

(v. t.) To strengthen; to confirm.

(v. t.) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.

(v. i.) To become thick.

整理:斯特拉

同義詞及近義詞：

v. a. Inspissate, make thick.

v. n. Grow thick, become inspissated.

富兰克林校對

同義詞及反義詞：

SYN:Condense, inspissate, incrassate, compact, solidify, befoul, obscure, bemire,becloud, increase, coagulate, amalgamate, commingle, intermix, crowd, multiply,enlarge, expand, extend, broaden, deepen, obstruct, confuse

ANT:Rarify, dissipate, refine, attenuate, clear, purify, strain, percolate,clarify, defecate, depurate, brighten, lighten, open, filtrate, diminish,separate, reduce, narrow, contract, liberate, free, extricate, unravel,disentangle, loosen

校對:帕蒂