thicken

verb

1. become thick or thicker

e.g. The sauce thickened
The egg yolk will inspissate

Synonym: inspissate

2. make thick or thicker

e.g. Thicken the sauce
inspissate the tar so that it becomes pitch

Synonym: inspissate

3. make viscous or dense

e.g. thicken the sauce by adding flour

Synonym: inspissate

1. (使)(液体)变浓稠
When you thicken a liquid or when it thickens, it becomes stiffer and more solid.

e.g. Thicken the broth with the cornflour...
加玉米面使汤变稠。
e.g. Keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
不停地搅，一直搅到调味汁变稠。

2. 变密集;变浓密
If something thickens, it becomes more closely grouped together or more solid than it was before.

thicken的解释

e.g. The crowds around him began to thicken...
他四周的人群密集起来。
e.g. As the ice sheet grows and thickens it chills the nearby air.
随着冰盖越来越大，越来越厚，周围的空气也冷了起来。

3. 情况愈发复杂起来
People sometimes say 'the plot thickens' when a situation or series of events is getting more and more complicated and mysterious.

e.g. 'Find anything?' he asked. 'Yeah. The plot thickens,' I said.
“有什么发现没有？”他问。“嗯，情况越来越复杂了，”我说。

1. 变厚：说大脑的某个区域变厚(thicken)是因为反复使用这个区域(repeat usage)的原因,反复使用这个区域可以提高. . . 的技能(improve performance),问能推出什么结论. 瞎选的,当时来不及了就随便选了一个. 总之大家要搞清出这三者之间的因果关系,

2. 浓缩：污泥浓缩(Thicken)的目的是降低污泥含水率,减少污泥体积,以利于后续处理与利用. 干化(Dry)意味着在单位时间里将一定数量的热能传给物料所含的湿分,这些湿分受热后汽化,与物料分离,失去湿分的物料与汽化的湿分被分别收集起来,

3. 通过加厚曲面来创建三维实体：SWEEP 通过沿路径扫掠二维曲线来创建三维实体或曲面. | THICKEN 通过加厚曲面来创建三维实体. | VISUALSTYLES 创建和修改视觉样式,并将视觉样式应用于视口.