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thickly

/thik/US // θɪk //UK // (θɪk) //

浓厚的,浓密的,浓重的,浓密地

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    thick·er, thick·est.

    • : having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.
    • : measured, as specified, between opposite surfaces, from top to bottom, or in a direction perpendicular to that of the length and breadth; measured across its smallest dimension: a board one inch thick.
    • : composed of or containing objects, particles, etc., close together; dense: a thick fog; a thick forest.
    • : filled, covered, or abounding: tables thick with dust.
    • : husky or hoarse; not distinctly articulated: The patient's speech is still quite thick.
    • : markedly so: a thick German accent.
    • : deep or profound: thick darkness.
    • : heavy or viscous: a thick syrup.
    • : Informal. close in friendship; intimate.
    • : mentally slow; stupid; dull.
    • : disagreeably excessive or exaggerated: They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.
adv.副词 adverb
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    thick·er, thick·est.

    • : in a thick manner.
    • : close together; closely packed: The roses grew thick along the path.
    • : in a manner to produce something thick: Slice the cheese thick.
n.名词 noun
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    • : the thickest, densest, or most crowded part: in the thick of the fight.

Phrases

  • thick and fast
  • thick and thin
  • thick as thieves
  • thick skin
  • blood is thicker than water
  • lay it on thick
  • plot thickens
  • through thick and thin

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • Fans generally believe that the ideal oat porridge should be thick enough to offer some resistance, but smooth enough to go down easily.

  • We’re moving away from the convention period of the race and into the thick of the election.

  • Then we woke up with its thick, hot smoke upon us and realized it was smothering our lives.

  • The wheels are 200 millimeters thick, and can maintain great speed and a smooth ride over almost any city street or sidewalk.

  • A slimmer knife will be more comfortable to carry than a thicker one.

  • But the people from Valley Stream had such a thick New York accent that was all around me.

  • His chin rested on the thick plastic collar buckled around his neck.

  • At the highest navigable point of the Congo River, thick jungle creates an impenetrable wall of green around a large island.

  • Small rooms off its graffiti-covered foyer provide shelter from the thick rain that can unexpectedly, and vengefully, hit.

  • The Barclays Center where the Duke and Duchess will be seated would have stood in thick of where the pivotal action transpired.

  • We stumbled along, close up, for the thick-piled clouds still hung their light-obscuring banners over the sky.

  • The eyebrows were low and thick, the upper lip was sensitive, quivering sometimes as she talked, but the lower was firm and full.

  • Cystin crystals are colorless, highly refractive, rather thick, hexagonal plates with well-defined edges.

  • In a voice thick with the torturing rage of impotence he gave the order upon which the grim Parisian insisted.

  • She locks the door behind them, and throws the key among the nettles that grew in a thick grove at her right.