thick
adjective
uk/θɪk/us/θɪk/thickadjective(NOT THIN)
B1
having alargedistancebetween twosides:
厚的；粗的；粗壮的a thickrope粗绳子
a thicklayerofdust厚厚的一层灰
Shepickedup a thickvolumeandbegantoreadoutloud.她拿起一本大部头书，开始大声朗读。
Thewallsare twometresthick.墙有两米厚。
a thick(= made of thickmaterial)sweater/coat厚毛衣／外套
having a large distance from one side to another
- wideThe river was deep and wide.
- thickGet the thickest rope you can find.
- broadHe has broad shoulders.
- squatWe passed a squat block of flats.
- Theroofof thetemplewasheldup by arowof thickstonecolumns.
- Thefloodlefta thickdepositofmudover theentiregroundfloorof thehouse.
- A thicklayerofclayliesover thesandstone.
- A thickmantleofsnowlayon theground.
- Thebombshelterhasconcretewallsthat are threemetresthick.
Measurements of length & distance
- breadth
- cm
- decimetre
- fathom
- footer
- ft
- in
- kilometre
- km
- linear
- micron
- mile
- mm
- mpg
- nautical mile
- scalar
- sq.
- square
- width
- yard
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Wide and thick
thickadjective(CLOSE TOGETHER)
B1
growingclosetogether and inlargeamounts:
密的，密集的；茂密的thickforest茂密的森林
thick,darkhair浓密的黑发
B2
difficulttoseethrough:
能见度低的，浓的Thick,blacksmokewaspouringout of thechimney.浓黑的烟雾从烟囱里喷了出来。
- Even as atinybaby, she had a thickheadofhair.
- The animal's thickfurprovidesvery goodinsulationagainst thearcticcold.
- Acoilof thickbluesmokeroseup from hispipe.
- TheplanetVenusisenshroudedin thickclouds.
- Outside, thefogwas thick andimpenetrable.
Thick, dense and heavy
- cakey
- claggy
- clumsy
- clunky
- cumbersome
- dense
- density
- heavily
- heavy
- ponderous
- ponderously
- sludgy
- super-heavy
- super-thick
- thickness
- ultra-heavy
- unwieldy
- weigh
- weigh a tonidiom
- weighty
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Opaque
thickadjective(NOT FLOWING)
(of aliquid) notflowingeasily:
（液体）稠的，浓的thicksoup浓汤
a thicksauce稠酱汁
thickpaint稠油漆
Opposites
runny
thin(FLOWING EASILY)
Thick, dense and heavy
- cakey
- claggy
- clumsy
- clunky
- cumbersome
- dense
- density
- heavily
- heavy
- ponderous
- ponderously
- sludgy
- super-heavy
- super-thick
- thickness
- ultra-heavy
- unwieldy
- weigh
- weigh a tonidiom
- weighty
thickadjective(STUPID)
UKinformal
stupid:
愚蠢的，笨的I told you not totouchthat - are youdeafor just thick?我告诉过你不要碰它的——你是聋了还是傻了？
Stupid and silly
- absurd
- absurdity
- absurdly
- adolescent
- againstyourbetter judgmentidiom
- dizzily
- dopey
- dorky
- dottiness
- dotty
- imbecility
- impolitic
- imprudent
- inhis/her/theirwisdomidiom
- insomeone'sinfinite wisdomidiom
- uncritical
- uncritically
- unintelligent
- unreasonable
- unreasonably
Idioms
be (as) thick as thieves
(as) thick as two short planks
thick and fast
thick on the ground