thick

adj.

厚度 distance between sides

1. 厚的；粗的
   having a larger distance between opposite sides or surfaces than other similar objects or than normal
   1. a thick slice of bread
      一片厚面包
   2. a thick book (= one that has a lot of pages)
      一本厚书
   3. a thick coat (= one made of heavy cloth)
      厚大衣
   4. thick fingers
      粗手指
   5. Everything was covered with a thick layer of dust.
      所有的东西都覆盖着厚厚的一层灰尘。
2. （询问或说明厚度）有…厚
   used to ask about or state the distance between opposite sides or surfaces
   1. How thick are the walls?
      这些墙有多厚？
   2. They're two feet thick.
      它们两英尺厚。

毛发；毛皮；树木 hair/fur/trees

3. 浓密的；稠密的；茂密的
   growing closely together in large numbers
   1. thick dark hair
      浓密的黑发
   2. a thick forest
      茂密的森林

液体 liquid

4. 浓的；黏稠的
   not flowing very easily
   1. thick soup
      浓汤
   2. The effect will be ruined if the paint is too thick.
      涂料太稠就会破坏效果。

雾；烟；空气 fog/smoke/air

5. 能见度低的；浓的；阴霾的；浑浊的；不透气的
   difficult to see through; difficult to breathe in
   1. The plane crashed in thick fog.
      飞机在大雾中坠毁。
   2. thick smoke
      浓烟
   3. The air was thick with dust.
      空气由于灰尘弥漫而闷塞。
   4. The atmosphere was thick with tension.
      气氛紧张得使人透不过气来。

大量 with large number/amount

6. 拥满；挤满；充满；弥漫
   having a large number of people or a large amount of sth in one place
   1. The beach was thick with sunbathers.
      海滩上密密麻麻都是晒太阳的人。

愚蠢 stupid

7. 迟钝的；愚笨的
   slow to learn or understand things
   1. Are you thick, or what?
      你是傻还是怎么啦？

口音 accent

8. 浓重的；明显的
   easily recognized as being from a particular country or area
   1. a thick Brooklyn accent
      浓重的布鲁克林口音

嗓音 voice

9. 嘶哑的，不清的（尤指因疾病或激动所致）
   deep and not as clear as normal, especially because of illness or emotion
   1. His voice was thick with emotion.
      他激动得话都说不清楚。

友好 friendly with sb

10. 亲密的；十分友好的；过于亲近的
    very friendly with sb, especially in a way that makes other people suspicious
    1. You seem to be very thick with the boss!
       你好像和老板走得挺近的！

noun

noun

adv.

1. 厚厚地
   in a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of sth
   1. Make sure you cut the bread nice and thick.
      你一定要把面包片切得厚厚的。

1. ADJ-GRADED 厚的;粗的
   Something that is thick has a large distance between its two opposite sides.
   1. 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。
   2. He wore glasses with thick rims...
      他戴了一副厚框眼镜。
   3. This material is very thick and this needle is not strong enough to go through it.
      这种料子很厚，这根针都扎不透。
2. ADJ 宽的;深的
   You can use thick to talk or ask about how wide or deep something is.
   1. The folder was two inches thick...
      那个文件夹有两英寸厚。
   2. How thick are these walls?
      这些墙有多厚？
   3. ...a finger as thick as a sausage.
      和香肠一样粗的手指
   4. Thick is also a combining form.
      (亦可用于构词)
   5. His life was saved by a quarter-inch-thick bullet-proof steel screen.
      多亏一块 1/4 英寸厚的防弹钢板，他才捡了条命。
3. ADJ-GRADED 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.
   1. She inherited our father's thick, wavy hair...
      她继承了我们父亲那头浓密的卷发。
   2. They walked through thick forest.
      他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
4. ADJ-GRADED 充满的;密布的
   If something is thick with another thing, the first thing is full of or covered with the second.
   1. 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。
   2. She ate scones thick with butter.
      她吃了一些涂满了黄油的烤饼。
5. ADJ-GRADED (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.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. ADJ-GRADED (烟、雾、云)浓的，混浊的，能见度低的
   Thick smoke, fog, or cloud is difficult to see through.
   1. The smoke was bluish-black and thick...
      那烟黑中带蓝，而且很浓。
   2. It wasn't very thick fog.
      雾不算很浓。
7. ADJ-GRADED (液体)浓的，稠的
   Thick liquids are fairly stiff and solid and do not flow easily.
   1. 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。
   2. 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. ADJ-GRADED (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.
   1. When he spoke his voice was thick with bitterness.
      他说话时，声音低沉，充满痛苦。
9. ADJ-GRADED (口音)重的，浓的
   A thick accent is very obvious and easy to identify.
   1. 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。
   2. '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. ADJ-GRADED 笨的;蠢的
    If you describe someone as thick, you think they are stupid.
    1. How could she have been so thick?
       她怎么能蠢到那个地步？
11. PHRASE 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.
    1. The rumours have been coming thick and fast...
       谣言接二连三地传来。
    2. 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. PHRASE 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.
    1. I enjoy being in the thick of things...
       我喜欢全身心投入到事情当中。
    2. 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. PHRASE 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.
    1. She'd stuck by Bob through thick and thin...
       她对鲍勃不离不弃，甘苦与共。
    2. 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

1. I could see a thick layer of dust on the stairs
   我可以看见楼梯上有一层厚厚的灰尘。
2. The crash happened in thick fog
   浓雾中发生了撞车。
3. Then the pigeons flew into thick fog, and the famous homing instinct failed.
   然后鸽子飞进了浓雾中，其闻名的归巢本能丧失了。
4. He had thick silver hair which needed cutting.
   他浓密的银发该理理了。
5. A thick layer of wax was spread over the surface
   表面涂上了厚厚的一层蜡。
6. Stew the apple and blackberries to make a thick pulp.
   将苹果和黑莓炖成稠浆。
7. 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。
8. He wore glasses with thick rims
   他戴了一副厚框眼镜。
9. This material is very thick and this needle is not strong enough to go through it.
   这种料子很厚，这根针都扎不透。
10. The folder was two inches thick
    那个文件夹有两英寸厚。
11. How thick are these walls?
    这些墙有多厚？
12. She inherited our father's thick, wavy hair
    她继承了我们父亲那头浓密的卷发。
13. They walked through thick forest.
    他们徒步穿越了茂密的森林。
14. 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。
15. She ate scones thick with butter.
    她吃了一些涂满了黄油的烤饼。
16. 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。
17. 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。
18. The smoke was bluish-black and thick
    那烟黑中带蓝，而且很浓。
19. It wasn't very thick fog.
    雾不算很浓。
20. 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。
21. 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。
22. When he spoke his voice was thick with bitterness.
    他说话时，声音低沉，充满痛苦。
23. 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。
24. '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。
25. The rumours have been coming thick and fast
    谣言接二连三地传来。
26. 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。
27. I enjoy being in the thick of things
    我喜欢全身心投入到事情当中。
28. 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。
29. 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。
30. His wife stuck faithfully to him through thick and thin.
    他的妻子和他同甘共苦，对他坚贞不渝。

  heavy concentrated dense thick【导航词义：浓的】

  heavy adj. 浓密的；密集的

〔辨析〕指间隔小、十分紧凑的。

  concentrated adj. 浓缩的；集中的

〔辨析〕通常指某种液体、物质等被抽去水分的；也指全神贯注的，此时只作表语。

  dense adj. 浓密的，稠密的

〔辨析〕指雾、烟等浓的，也指人或物在某一空间内挨得很近的。

  thick adj. 浓的；浓密的；茂密的

〔辨析〕指液体因接近固体状态而流动慢的，也可用于形容烟、云、树木等，作“茂密的”解时可与 dense 换用。

adj.

give sb/get a thick ear

• 打耳光；挨耳光
  to hit sb/be hit on the head as a punishment

(as) thick as thieves

• 非常友好；亲密无间；过从甚密
  very friendly, especially in a way that makes other people suspicious

(as) thick as two short planks

• 笨得像木头人；笨到极点
  very stupid

a thick head

• （由于疾病或饮酒过量）晕头胀脑，稀里糊涂
  a physical condition in which your head is painful or you cannot think clearly as a result of an illness or of drinking too much alcohol

your thick head

• （认为某人理解慢而恼火）笨脑瓜，木头脑瓜
  used to show that you are annoyed that sb does not understand sth
  1. When will you get it into your thick head that I don't want to see you again!
     你那木头脑瓜什么时候才会明白我不想再见到你呢？

a thick skin

• 厚脸皮；不计较面子
  the ability to accept criticism, insults, etc. without becoming upset

blood is thicker than water

• 血浓于水；亲属关系最牢靠
  family relationships are stronger than any others

thick/thin on the ground

• 为数众多（或不多）；数目巨大（或微小）；众多（或稀少）
  if people or things are thick/thin on the ground , there are a lot/not many of them in a place
  1. Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.
     一年里这个季节顾客很少。

n.

in the thick of sth

• 在…最繁忙的时候；处于…最活跃部分；在密集处
  involved in the busiest or most active part of sth

through thick and thin

• 不顾艰难险阻；赴汤蹈火；同甘共苦
  even when there are problems or difficulties
  1. He's supported the team for over ten years through thick and thin.
     十多年来，在任何情况下他都支持这个队。

adv.

lay it on thick

• 夸大其词地褒贬；露骨地吹捧；过分贬低
  to talk about sb/sth in a way that makes them or it seem much better or much worse than they really are; to exaggerate sth
  1. Praise them when necessary, but don't lay it on too thick.
     必要时要表扬他们，但不能言过其实。

thick and fast

• 又快又多；频频
  quickly and in large quantities
  1. Questions were coming at them thick and fast.
     问题铺天盖地向他们而来。

noun

1. the location of something surrounded by other things
   1. in the midst of the crowd

   Synonym:    midst

adj

1. abounding
   1. the top was thick with dust

2. (used informally) stupid

   Synonym:    blockheadedboneheadedduncicalduncishfatheadedloggerheadedthickheadedthick-skulledwooden-headed

3. having component parts closely crowded together
   1. a compact shopping center
   2. a dense population
   3. thick crowds
   4. a thick forest
   5. thick hair

4. spoken as if with a thick tongue
   1. the thick speech of a drunkard
   2. his words were slurred

   Synonym:    slurred

5. (of darkness) very intense
   1. thick night
   2. thick darkness
   3. a face in deep shadow
   4. deep night

   Synonym:    deep

6. hard to pass through because of dense growth
   1. dense vegetation
   2. thick woods

   Synonym:    dense

7. having a short and solid form or stature
   1. a wrestler of compact build
   2. he was tall and heavyset
   3. stocky legs
   4. a thickset young man

   Synonym:    compactheavysetstockythickset

8. not thin
   1. an inch thick
   2. a thick board
   3. a thick sandwich
   4. spread a thick layer of butter
   5. thick coating of dust
   6. thick warm blankets

9. relatively dense in consistency
   1. thick cream
   2. thick soup
   3. thick smoke
   4. thick fog

adv

1. in quick succession
   1. misfortunes come fast and thick

   Synonym:    thickly

2. with a thick consistency
   1. the blood was flowing thick

   Synonym:    thickly