thick

noun

1. the location of something surrounded by other things

e.g. in the midst of the crowd

Synonym: midst

adj

1. abounding
having a lot of

e.g. the top was thick with dust

2. (used informally) stupid

Synonym: blockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickheadedthick-skulledwooden-headed

3. having component parts closely crowded together

e.g. a compact shopping center
a dense population
thick crowds
a thick forest
thick hair

4. spoken as if with a thick tongue

e.g. the thick speech of a drunkard
his words were slurred

Synonym: slurred

5. (of darkness) very intense

e.g. thick night
thick darkness
a face in deep shadow
deep night

Synonym: deep

6. hard to pass through because of dense growth

e.g. dense vegetation
thick woods

Synonym: dense

7. having a short and solid form or stature

e.g. a wrestler of compact build
he was tall and heavyset
stocky legs
a thickset young man

Synonym: compactheavysetstockythickset

8. not thin
of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions

e.g. an inch thick
a thick board
a thick sandwich
spread a thick layer of butter
thick coating of dust
thick warm blankets

9. relatively dense in consistency

e.g. thick cream
thick soup
thick smoke
thick fog

thick的解释

adv

1. in quick succession

e.g. misfortunes come fast and thick

Synonym: thickly

2. with a thick consistency

e.g. the blood was flowing thick

Synonym: thickly

1. 厚的;粗的
Something that is thick has a large distance between its two opposite sides.

e.g. For breakfast I had a thick slice of bread and syrup...
早餐我吃了一片厚厚的涂了糖浆的面包。
e.g. He wore glasses with thick rims...
他戴了一副厚框眼镜。

thickly
An old man sat in a great carved armchair of black wood, thickly padded with soft cushions...
一个老人坐在一把精雕的黑檀木扶手椅上，椅子上铺了厚厚的软垫。
Slice the meat thickly.
把肉切成厚片。

2. 宽的;深的
You can use thick to talk or ask about how wide or deep something is.

e.g. The folder was two inches thick...
那个文件夹有两英寸厚。
e.g. How thick are these walls?
这些墙有多厚？

thickness
The size of the fish will determine the thickness of the steaks...
鱼的大小决定鱼排的厚度。
The egg had a shell thickness of 0.14mm and the newly-hatched chick weighed nine grams.
那只蛋的壳厚 0.14 毫米，新孵出的雏鸟重 9 克。
...a layer of gases about 200 miles in thickness.
厚约 200 英里的大气层

3. 浓的;密的;密集的;茂密的
If something that consists of several things is thick, it has a large number of them very close together.

e.g. She inherited our father's thick, wavy hair...
她继承了我们父亲那头浓密的卷发。
e.g. They walked through thick forest.
他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。

thickly
I rounded a bend where the trees and brush grew thickly...
我绕过一个林木茂盛的弯。
The interior flatlands and valleys are thickly planted with coconuts.
内陆的平地和山谷中种着茂密的椰子树。

4. 充满的;密布的
If something is thick with another thing, the first thing is full of or covered with the second.

e.g. The air is thick with acrid smoke from the fires...
空气中弥漫着火灾产生的刺鼻浓烟。
e.g. She ate scones thick with butter.
她吃了一些涂满了黄油的烤饼。

5. (衣服)厚的，厚重的，暖和的
Thick clothes are made from heavy cloth, so that they will keep you warm in cold weather.

e.g. In the winter she wears thick socks, Wellington boots and gloves...
冬天，她穿着厚袜子和橡胶雨靴，戴着手套。
e.g. She wore a thick tartan skirt and a red cashmere sweater.
她穿了一条厚厚的格子呢裙和一件红色羊绒衫。

6. (烟、雾、云)浓的，混浊的，能见度低的
Thick smoke, fog, or cloud is difficult to see through.

e.g. The smoke was bluish-black and thick...
那烟黑中带蓝，而且很浓。
e.g. It wasn't very thick fog.
雾不算很浓。

7. (液体)浓的，稠的
Thick liquids are fairly stiff and solid and do not flow easily.

e.g. They had to battle through thick mud to reach construction workers...
他们只好挣扎着穿过厚厚的泥巴去找建筑工人。
e.g. The sauce is thick and rich so don't bother trying to diet.
这个酱汁又浓又香，别费劲节食了。

8. (声音)不清楚的，沙哑的，低沉的
If someone's voice is thick, they are not speaking clearly, for example because they are ill, upset, or drunk.

thick

e.g. When he spoke his voice was thick with bitterness.
他说话时，声音低沉，充满痛苦。

thickly
'It's all my fault,' he mumbled thickly.
“全都怪我，”他咕哝道。

9. (口音)重的，浓的
A thick accent is very obvious and easy to identify.

thick什么意思

e.g. He answered our questions in English but with a thick accent...
他用英语回答了我们的问题，不过口音很重。
e.g. 'What do you want?' a teenage girl demanded in a thick German accent.
“你想要什么？”一个十几岁少女操着一口浓重的德国口音问道。

10. 笨的;蠢的
If you describe someone as thick, you think they are stupid.

e.g. How could she have been so thick?
她怎么能蠢到那个地步？

11. 大量而迅速地;接二连三地
If things happen thick and fast, they happen very quickly and in large numbers.

e.g. The rumours have been coming thick and fast...
谣言接二连三地传来。
e.g. Distress calls were pouring in thick and fast from all over the area.
求救电话从该地区各地蜂拥而至。

12. 积极从事;深度参与
If you are in the thick of an activity or situation, you are very involved in it.

e.g. I enjoy being in the thick of things...
我喜欢全身心投入到事情当中。
e.g. Peterson suddenly found himself in the thick of desperate fighting.
彼得森突然发现自己身陷一场殊死搏斗中。

13. 不顾艰难险阻;历尽千辛万苦
If you do something through thick and thin, you do it although the conditions or circumstances are very bad.

e.g. She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin...
她对鲍勃不离不弃，甘苦与共。
e.g. I will go on loving James through thick and thin no matter what happens.
不管发生什么，不管经历多少艰辛，我都会一直爱着詹姆斯。

14. to lay it on thick -> see lay
a thick skin -> see skin