"thicken" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 变稠
• 变浓

Definition

使某物变得更浓稠或自身变得更浓稠，通常指酱汁、液体或材料变得更稠密。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于烹饪中（如 'thicken a soup'），也用于描述头发、雾或情节复杂。可以是及物或不及物用法，如 'the sauce thickened'（酱汁变稠）或 'thicken the sauce'（使酱汁变稠）。

Examples

Stir the soup to thicken it.

搅拌汤使其**变稠**。

The sauce will thicken as it cools.

酱汁冷却后会**变浓**。

Add flour to help thicken the gravy.

加面粉可以让肉汁**变稠**。

The fog began to thicken after sunset.

日落后，雾开始**变浓**了。

If you cook it too long, the stew will thicken too much.

如果煮太久，炖菜会**变得太稠**。

The plot really starts to thicken in the second season.

剧情在第二季真的开始**变得复杂**了。