"thickening" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 增稠
• 增稠劑（烹飪）

Definition

增稠是指變得更稠的過程，或是一種讓物質變稠的東西，常用於烹飪或醫療領域。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

既指過程也指增稠用的物質。烹飪中常見（如「增稠劑」，「湯的增稠」），醫學也可用（如「動脈增厚」）。不是動詞。食譜中常用玉米澱粉、麵粉等作增稠。

Examples

The thickening of the sauce made it creamier.

醬汁的**增稠**讓它更濃鬱了。

Cornstarch is often used as a thickening agent in cooking.

玉米澱粉常用作烹飪的**增稠劑**。

There is thickening of the wall in some medical conditions.

在某些疾病中，壁會出現**增厚**。

After adding the flour, you’ll notice some thickening right away.

加了麵粉後，你會馬上注意到**增稠**的變化。

She uses a special thickening in her soups to get the texture just right.

她在湯裡加入特別的**增稠劑**來調整口感。

Doctors checked for any thickening in his arteries during the exam.

醫生在檢查時查看他的動脈是否有**增厚**。