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ldoce_334_ethick1 /θɪk/ S2 W2 adjectiveadj (comparativecomp thicker, superlativesupl thickest)

1 not thin 厚；粗

THICK OBJECT OR MATERIALif 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 OPP thin

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。

thick with

The furniture was thick with dust (=there was thick dust on the furniture).

家具上蒙了厚厚一层灰尘。

2 measurement 测量 measuring a particular distance between two opposite sides or surfaces of something 有…厚的

3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick

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HBP growing very close together or having a lot of leaves 茂密的，繁茂的 SYN dense

birds hiding in the thick undergrowth

躲在茂密的灌木丛里的鸟

thick with

The walls were thick with ivy.

墙上爬满了常春藤。

4 smoke/cloud etc 烟/云等THICK OBJECT OR MATERIAL filling the air, and difficult to see through or breathe in 浓密的；混浊的 SYN dense

thick fog

浓雾

thick with

The air was thick with cigarette smoke.

空气里满是浓重的香烟味。

5 liquid 液体THICK LIQUID 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 毛发/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 British EnglishBrE informalSTUPID/NOT INTELLIGENT a thick person is stupid 愚蠢的，傻的

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 (=very stupid) 十分愚蠢

8 voice 声音

9 large amount 大量LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT especially written containing a lot of people or things 大量的

10 be thick on the ground British EnglishBrE to be present or available in large amounts or numbers 到处都是，随处可见 OPP thin on the ground

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be thick on the ground• It searches for heroes in the knowledge that villains are thick on the ground.• If the security forces are thick on the ground and loyalist gunmen commit murder it is the result of collusion.• They were thickest on the ground in Norfolk and the clothing places of Suffolk.

11. have a thick skin DON'T CAREto not care if people criticize you or do not like you 厚脸皮〔指不介意别人的批评或反感〕 → thick-skinned

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have a thick skin• Some people have thick skins, others have thin ones and are more easily hurt.

12 FRIENDLY 友好的be (as) thick as thieves FRIENDLYif 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

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be (as) thick as thieves• Then they'd be as thick as thieves again.• All among the trees, the birds are thick as thieves and noisy as conventioneers.

13 give somebody a thick ear/get a thick ear British EnglishBrE spokenHIT to hit someone or be hit on the head, as a punishment 打某人的耳光/被打耳光

14. be thick with somebody old-fashionedFRIENDLY to be very friendly with someone 与某人交情甚笃

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be thick with somebody• Everywhere was thick with greenish slime and off-white guano in this great bird slum.• The air was thick with hatred, and with the threat of a mob out of control.• A mosquito net was providentially suspended above the bed; the creek was certain to be thick with insects when night fell.• The shallow water was thick with paddling children.• The air was thick with sawdust and the sweet smell of freshly cut wood.• Even places, especially this house whose air is thick with the past.• Building societies were converting into banks, insurance companies were changing their status, the air was thick with windfalls.

15. (it’s) a bit thick British EnglishBrE old-fashionedUNFAIR used to say something is a little unfair or annoying 不怎么公平；有点烦人

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thick• If you want to make the sauce thicker, add flour.• Bill's voice was thick and gruff.• The tensions aboard the boat are as thick and ominous as thunderstorm clouds gathering over the ocean.• Some of the students they let in these days are as thick as two short planks.• You have such thick, beautiful hair.• a thick blanket of fog• In the hills, all the houses are surrounded by thick brush.• Not wishing to appear thick, but what exactly are you doing?• Thick clouds of black smoke went up from the oil fires.• Thicker curtains will give you more privacy.• Is this gravy thick enough?• a thick forest• The mortar joints between bricks were thick, generally about the same as the bricks themselves.• Stark clasped his thick hands behind his head.• He's a nice boy, but he's a bit thick, isn't he?• a thick layer of frosting• The ground was covered in a thick layer of snow.• She landed flat on her face in thick mud.• shoes with thick rubber soles• The running lights flashed off and a thick silence filled up the day.• a thick slice of bread• I prod it with a fork and brown it on the fire before introducing it to the thick slice of toast.• thick spaghetti sauce• It's an old house with very thick stone walls.• The ceiling was low and there was a thick, suffocating feel to the air and a stale, old stench.• thick vegetable soup• The thick walls insulate against the winter cold.

thick with dust• The air is thick with dust, accumulated over years of not-remembering, years of not wanting to know.• The room was festooned with cobwebs, the air musty and thick with dust and disuse.• Erratic hot winds kept the air thick with dust, and the fan gave small comfort to the feverish, aching children.• They were thick with dust, Anna said, but they too would never be removed.

thick with ... smoke• Even the sunlight was blocked out by layers of muslin, and the air was thick with perfumed smoke.• I sit watching Victor's television through stale air thick with tobacco smoke.• The air in the room grew thick with tobacco smoke.• The air was thick with cigarette smoke.• The room was thick with stale cigarette smoke and strong sunlight pierced through every gap in the curtained windows.

thick2 adverbadv

1 THICK LIQUIDthickly. Many teachers think this is not correct English 厚厚地〔许多教师认为这种用法不正确〕

2 thick and fast OFTENLOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNTarriving or happening very frequently, in large amounts or numbers 大量而急速地；频繁且迅猛地

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thick and fast• At first no one was interested in the job but now applications are coming in thick and fast.• Callers, suitably and sombrely attired, came thick and fast.• The export market has not taken up the slack, so redundancies are coming thick and fast.• The form for Swindon can only get better; the games are coming thick and fast.• The invitations came thick and fast.• The rumours are growing thick and fast as weeds and de Craon must be their sower.• Official recognition of the change came thick and fast during the presidency of Ronald Reagan.• Finally, may reactions to the paper come thick and fast from all quarters!• They are falling thick and fast, some of them upon our dead, and some upon their own..• Rumours flew thick and fast that the company was going to be sold.• Rumors flew thick and fast that the government would close the newspaper.

→ lay it on (a bit thick) at lay

Examples from the Corpus

thick• Slice the cheese a little thicker.

thick3 noun

1 in the thick of something TAKE PART/BE INVOLVEDinvolved in the busiest, most active, most dangerous etc part of a situation 在…的最繁忙[最活跃，最危险]时刻[部分]

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in the thick of something• Standing up for what she believed in, fighting in the thick of things, Amelia blossomed.• Harvard in the thick of the Ivy League title chase?• He seems most at home in the thick of a hectic scrap for victory.• The school is in the thick of a war zone between two rival gangs.• Meanwhile, you can picture me in the thick of it.• A.. He really has enjoyed being right in the thick of things and having an input.• She wanted in, right in the thick of it.• I am not saying he doesn't deserve something if he was in the thick of it.• Williams was wounded in the thick of the battle.

2 through thick and thin PROBLEMin spite of any difficulties or problems 赴汤蹈火，不畏艰险

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through thick and thin• I'm so grateful to Barb- she's supported me through thick and thin.• The old pull of party allegiance, support for your party through thick and thin, is fading.

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thick• The thickness of the old walls helped keep the rooms warm in winter and cool in summer.• But it is enough to keep her in the thick of the race.

Origin thick1

Old English thicce