IrI^AtSt: He’s supported the team for over ten years through thick and thin. |EjiM
madv. (thick-er,
thick est) in
a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of sth J? J¥ fife: Make sure you cut the bread nice and
thick.
fKTOl lay
it on ‘thick (informal) 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
M'WMVkW-, Praise
them when
necessary, but don’t lay it on too thick.
Cl > IS. A tis W M ^ % o thick and ‘ fast quickly and in large quantities X X ; MM: Questions were coming at them
thick and fast. jnj M M A It ft ft MAo
thicken /‘Gikan/
verb to become thicker; to
make sth thicker ( (■£ ) $J¥, [V] Stir until the sauce
has thickened. ,
jijyilP A JJL 0 It was
a dangerous journey through thickening fog. AH®
A, 0 [VN] Thicken the stew with flour.
InMftftAlAo
IHTC1 see plot n. thick en er /’0ikan0(r)/ noun a substance used to
make a liquid thicker : paint thickeners y^ijPjfkAJ thicket /‘Gikit/ noun 1 a group of bushes or small trees growing
closely together i Tfc iA 2 a large
number of things that are
not easy to understand or separate
thick head /‘0ikhed/ (also thicko /‘Gikau/) noun (BrE, informal) a stupid person thick-head ed /,0ik‘hedid/ adj. stupid thick ly o-w /‘Gikli/ adv.
1
in a way that produces a wide piece or
deep layer of
sth Jthickly sliced bread o
Apply
the paint thickly in even strokes.
2
~ wooded, populated, etc. having a lot of trees,
people, etc. close together (j$A, APf )M,
3
in a deep voice that is not as clear as
normal, especially because of illness or emotion ef A }f Eft,
(i) thick ness 0-m /•©iknas/ noun 1 [U, C] the size of
sth between opposite surfaces or sides J?; Ptm width : Use wood of at least
12mm thickness. flSffjMA 12 Si A
Eft A ^ o
0 The board is available in four
thicknesses. ilWESI'f'Aftfflt: o 2 [C] ~ (of sth) a layer of sth M: The
saying that somebody is thin AM
Thin is the
most usual word. * thin Steve is
tall and thin and has brown hair. ZWZXMX'M, AH lifeEft^&o It is sometimes used with a
negative meaning. A: Mother looked
thin and
tired after her long illness.
Wo
The following
words all express praise or admiration. ft
■
Slim means pleasantly thin. It is often used to describe women who have
controlled their weight by diet or exercise. * slim IcAffilft
Wm&Mfcm. lft£^: She has a beautifully slim figure.
■
A slender girl or woman is thin and graceful. * slender
■
A lean man is thin and fit. * lean jell
■
Willowy describes a woman who is attractively tall and thin. * willowy
The following
words are more negative in their meaning.
m Skinny means very thin, often in a way
that is not attractive. * skinny AH: a skinny
little kid
m Bony describes parts of the body when they
are so
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jacket was lined with a double thickness {= two layers) of fabric.
thicko /‘0ikau; NAmE -ou/ noun
{pi. -os)
{BrE,
informal) = THICKHEAD
thick-set /Gik'set/ adj. (especially of a
man A: % fj A) having a strong heavy body # W; IMSHI W;
thick- skinned adj. 1 (of a person A) not easily upset by
criticism or unkind comments jA it & It ffilft; |( 2 (of fruit All)
having a thick skin &J9Eft mnT3 thin-skinned thief o-w /0i:f/ noun {pi. thieves /0i:vz/) a person who
steals sth from another person or place M; A#f; a car/jewel, etc. thief {fanA, JfcS#
Eft IBM —see also theft
IT»TO1 see honour n., thick adj.
thiev-ing /'Giiviri/ noun [U] (informal)
the act of stealing things (iff? ► thiev-ing adj. {informal) : You’ve no right to take that, you
thieving swine!
thigh /0a\t noun 1 the top part of the leg between the knee
and the hip AM; — picture o body 2 the top part of
the leg of a chicken, etc., cooked and eaten #
ffiW(:^)AM
'thigh
bone noun the large thick
bone in the top part of the leg between the hip and the knee # PT171 femur — picture o body
thim-ble /'0imbl/ noun a small metal or
plastic object that you wear on the end of your finger to protect it when
sewing ]jftf; Iffi — picture o sewing thimble-ful /'Gimblful/ noun a very small
amount of a liquid, especially alcohol AH® A ( A^bM ) thin 0-w /0in/ adj., adv.,
verb madj. (thin-ner, thin-nest)
4
NOT THICK -M; T having a smaller
distance between
opposite sides or surfaces
than other similar objects or than normal M Eft; Eft: Cut the vegetables into thin
strips, jfi M fR J$i ifc o 0 A number of thin cracks appeared
in the wall. Ji±ft3lT 0
The
body was hidden beneath a thin layer of soil. PWjXM-M.
Eft
— MAfffio 0 a thin
blouse
(= of
light cloth) ii'^EftAM# — see also paper-thin
o note at narrow
5
NOT FAT fk 2 (of a person or part of the body Ai^lfA
§|${v) (sometimes disapproving) not covered with
much
thin that
the bones can be seen. * bony j§ A#^olH& ft: the old man’s bony hands iii&AMJ
■
Scrawny suggests
that a person is thin, weak and not attractive. * scrawny jt A: a scrawny
old woman
m Gaunt describes a person who is a little too
thin and looks sad or ill. * gaunt JgAtBSL it#o h Underweight is used in medical contexts to describe
people who are too thin because they are ill or have not had enough food. *
underweight J;jra
AH
women
who smoke risk giving birth to underweight babies, ft
■
Emaciated describes a serious condition resulting from illness or lack of food. *
emaciated
■
Anorexic is a
medical term, but is now aBo used informally to describe a girl or woman who is
so thin that you are worried about them. * anorexic (
&\ft )
It is more
acceptable to talk to somebody about how thin or slim they are than about how
fat they are. ilA
o note
at fat