🔑thickBrE/θɪk/NAmE/θɪk/adjective (thick·er, thick·est) ➤distancebetweensides厚度🔑havingalargerdistancebetweenoppositesidesorsurfacesthanothersimilarobjectsorthannormal厚的;粗的◆athicksliceofbread一片厚面包◆athickbook(= onethathasalotofpages)一本厚书◆athickcoat(= onemadeofheavycloth)厚大衣◆thickfingers粗手指◆Everythingwascoveredwithathicklayerofdust. 所有的东西都覆盖着厚厚的一层灰尘。🔑usedtoaskaboutorstatethedistancebetweenoppositesidesorsurfaces(询问或说明厚度)有…厚◆Howthickarethewalls? 这些墙有多厚?◆They'retwofeetthick. 它们两英尺厚。➤hair/fur/trees毛发;毛皮;树木🔑growingcloselytogetherinlargenumbers浓密的;稠密的;茂密的◆thickdarkhair浓密的黑发◆athickforest茂密的森林➤liquid液体🔑notflowingveryeasily浓的;黏稠的◆thicksoup浓汤◆Theeffectwillberuinedifthepaintistoothick. 涂料太稠就会破坏效果。➤fog/smoke/air雾;烟;空气🔑difficulttoseethrough; difficulttobreathein能见度低的;浓的;阴霾的;浑浊的;不透气的◆Theplanecrashedinthickfog. 飞机在大雾中坠毁。◆thicksmoke浓烟◆~withsthTheairwasthickwithdust. 空气由于灰尘弥漫而闷塞。◆(figurative) Theatmospherewasthickwithtension. 气氛紧张得使人透不过气来。➤withlargenumber/amount大量~withsb/sthhavingalargenumberofpeopleoralargeamountofsthinoneplace拥满;挤满;充满;弥漫◆Thebeachwasthickwithsunbathers. 海滩上密密麻麻都是晒太阳的人。➤stupid愚蠢(informal) (ofaperson人) slowtolearnorunderstandthings迟钝的;愚笨的◆Areyouthick, orwhat? 你是傻还是怎么啦?➤accent口音(sometimesdisapproving) easilyrecognizedasbeingfromaparticularcountryorarea浓重的;明显的SYNstrong◆athickBrooklynaccent浓重的布鲁克林口音➤voice嗓音~ (withsth)deepandnotasclearasnormal, especiallybecauseofillnessoremotion嘶哑的,不清的(尤指因疾病或激动所致)◆Hisvoicewasthickwithemotion. 他激动得连声音都嘶哑了。➤friendlywithsb友好~ (withsb)(informal) veryfriendlywithsb, especiallyinawaythatmakesotherpeoplesuspicious亲密的;十分友好的;过于亲近的◆Youseemtobeverythickwiththeboss! 你好像和老板走得挺近的!➡ see alsothickly, thickness●givesb/getathickˈear(BrE, informal) tohitsb/behitontheheadasapunishment打耳光;挨耳光●(as) thickasˈthieves(informal) (oftwoormorepeople两个或以上的人) veryfriendly, especiallyinawaythatmakesotherpeoplesuspicious非常友好;亲密无间;过从甚密●(as) thickastwoshortˈplanks(BrE, informal) (ofaperson人) verystupid笨得像木头人;笨到极点Similes in idioms(as) bald as a coot,(as) blind as a bat,(as) bright as a button,(as) bold as brass,as busy as a bee,as clean as a whistle,(as) dead as athe dodo,(as) deaf as a post,(as) dull as ditchwater,(as) fit as a fiddle,as flat as a pancake,(as) good as gold,(as) mad as a hattera March hare,(as) miserableugly as sin,as old as the hills,(as) pleased as Punch,as pretty as a picture,(as) regular as clockwork,(as) quick as a flash,(as) safe as houses,(as) sound as a bell,(as) steady as a rock,(as) thick as two short planks,(as) tough as old boots●athickˈhead(informal) aphysicalconditioninwhichyourheadispainfuloryoucannotthinkclearlyasaresultofanillnessorofdrinkingtoomuchalcohol(由于疾病或饮酒过量)晕头涨脑,稀里糊涂●yourthickˈhead(informal) usedtoshowthatyouareannoyedthatsbdoesnotunderstandsth(认为某人理解慢而恼火)笨脑瓜,木头脑瓜◆WhenwillyougetitintoyourthickheadthatIdon'twanttoseeyouagain! 你那木头脑瓜什么时候才会明白我不想再见到你呢?●aˌthickˈskintheabilitytoacceptcriticism, insults, etc. withoutbecomingupset厚脸皮;不计较面子OPPa thin skin➡ see alsothick-skinned●bloodisthickerthanˈwater(saying) familyrelationshipsarestrongerthananyothers血浓于水;亲属关系最牢靠●thick/thinontheˈground(BrE) ifpeopleorthingsarethick/thinontheground, therearealot/notmanyoftheminaplace为数众多(或不多);数目巨大(或微小);众多(或稀少)◆Customersarethinonthegroundatthistimeofyear. 一年里这个时节顾客很少。
🔑thickBrE/θɪk/NAmE/θɪk/noun[U]●intheˈthickofsthinvolvedinthebusiestormostactivepartofsth在…最繁忙的时候;处于…最活跃部分;在密集处●throughˌthickandˈthinevenwhenthereareproblemsordifficulties不顾艰难险阻;赴汤蹈火;同甘共苦◆He'ssupportedtheteamforovertenyearsthroughthickandthin. 十多年来,在任何情况下他都支持这个队。Alliteration in idiomsbelt and braces,(beat somebody) black and blue,born and bred,chalk and cheese,chop and change,done and dusted,down and dirty,in dribs and drabs,eat somebody out of house and home,facts and figures,fast and furious,first and foremost,forgive and forget,hale and hearty,hem and haw,kith and kin,mix and match,part and parcel of something,puff and pant,go to rack and ruin,rant and rave,risk life and limb,short and sweet,signed and sealed,spic and span,through thick and thin,this and that,top and tail something,tried and testedtrusted,wax and wane