thick
adj
adv
noun
θɪk adj
1
NOT THIN
厚; 粗
if something is thick, there is a large distance or a larger distance than usual between its two opposite surfaces or sides 厚的; 粗的;
a thick oak door
一扇厚实的橡木门
a thick slice of homemade bread
一片厚厚的自制面包
He was wearing thick glasses.
他戴着厚厚的眼镜。
short thick fingers
短粗的手指
thick wool socks (=socks that are heavy and warm)
厚厚的羊毛袜子
If you want a thicker blanket, there are more here in the closet.
如果你想要更厚的毯子，这个柜子里还有。
The meat is done when the thickest part turns from pink to white.
肉最厚的部分从粉红色变成白色，就说明熟了。
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The furniture was thick with dust (=there was thick dust on the furniture) .
家具上蒙了一层厚厚的灰。
2
MEASUREMENT
测量
measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces of something 有…厚的
The walls are about two meters thick. How thick should the glass in the tank be? This layer of brain tissue is no thicker than 2 mm.
墙大约两米厚。 水箱的玻璃应该要多厚？ 这层脑组织的厚度不超过 2 毫米。
The walls are about two meters thick.
墙大约两米厚。
How thick should the glass in the tank be?
水箱的玻璃应该要多厚？
This layer of brain tissue is no thicker than 2 mm.
这层脑组织的厚度不超过 2 毫米。
3
TREES/BUSHES ETC
树木/灌木等
growing very close together or having a lot of leaves 茂密的，繁茂的;
birds hiding in the thick undergrowth
躲在茂密的灌木丛里的鸟
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The walls were thick with ivy.
墙上爬满了常春藤。
4
SMOKE/CLOUD ETC
烟/云等
filling the air, and difficult to see through or breathe in 浓密的; 不清明的;
thick fog
浓雾
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The air was thick with cigarette smoke .
空气里满是浓重的香烟味。
5
LIQUID
液体
almost solid, and therefore flowing very slowly, or not flowing at all 稠的，浓的
For a thicker gravy, add more flour.
想要肉汁浓一点，就再加些面粉。
The paint is too thick.
油漆太稠了。
6
HAIR/FUR
头发/皮毛
having a lot of hair or fur 浓密的
She ran her fingers through her thick brown hair.
她用手指拢了拢她那浓密的褐色头发。
7
STUPID
愚蠢的
a thick person is stupid [英，非正式] 愚蠢的，傻的 BrE informal
He’s a nice guy, but he’s a bit thick.
他是个好人，但有点傻。
(as) thick as two short planks
8
VOICE
声音
a. if someone has a thick ACCENT , the way they speak shows clearly which particular place or part of a country they come from b. if someone’s voice is thick, it is not as clear or high as usual, for example because they are upset 〔因为难过等而嗓音〕沙哑的，低沉的
a thick German/Yorkshire etc accent
Andrew speaks English with a thick Russian accent.
安德鲁说英语带着很浓的俄罗斯口音。
Bill’s voice was thick and gruff.
比尔声音粗哑。
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Her voice was thick with emotion.
她因为激动嗓音也变沙哑了。
9
LARGE AMOUNT
大量
containing a lot of people or things [尤书面] 大量的 especially written
The cod were so thick in the water that they caught thousands very quickly.
水里鳕鱼密密麻麻，他们很快就捕到几千条。
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The roads were thick with holiday traffic.
路上密密麻麻都是度假的车辆。
10
be thick on the ground
10. to be present or available in large amounts or numbers [英] 到处都是，随处可见; BrE
Cheap houses aren’t as thick on the ground as they used to be.
廉价房不再像从前那样随处可见了。
11
have a thick skin
11. to not care if people criticize you or do not like you 厚脸皮〔不介意别人的批评或不喜欢〕
12
FRIENDLY
友好的
if two people are as thick as thieves, they are very friendly with each other and seem to share a lot of secrets, making other people think they are hiding or planning something 非常亲密
Lately Nick and Lou have been as thick as thieves.
最近尼克和卢打得火热。
13
give sb a thick ear/get a thick ear
13. to hit someone or be hit on the head, as a punishment [英，口] 打某人的耳光/被打耳光 BrE spoken
Any more cheek from you and you’ll get a thick ear.
你再这样放肆会挨耳光的。
14
be thick with sb
14. to be very friendly with someone [过时] 与某人非常友好 old-fashioned
15
(it’s) a bit thick
15. used to say something is a little unfair or annoying [英，过时] 不怎么公平; 有点让人气愤 BrE old-fashioned
adv
16 thickly. Many teachers think this is not correct English. 厚厚地〔许多教师认为这种用法不正确〕
peanut butter spread thick
抹得很厚的花生酱
17
thick and fast
arriving or happening very frequently, in large amounts or numbers 大量而急速地; 频繁且迅猛地
Entries have been coming in thick and fast.
参赛作品纷至沓来。
noun
18
in the thick of sth
involved in the busiest, most active, most dangerous etc part of a situation 在某事物最繁忙 （最活跃，最危险 ）的时刻
Brown hopes to be back in the thick of the action as soon as possible.
布朗希望尽快重新投入繁忙的工作。
19
through thick and thin
in spite of any difficulties or problems 患难与共，同甘共苦
Then, families stuck together through thick and thin .
那个时候，家家都是同甘共苦。