1. 厚的，粗的　 of relatively great distance or of a specified distance between opposite surfaces or sides
2. 稠密的，密集的，茂密的　 have a large number of units close together
3. 浓的，黏稠的　 (of a liquid or paste) relatively stiff in consistency; not flowing easily
4. 不清澈的，混浊的，浓的　 (of a vapour or the atmosphere) not clear; dense
5. 很明显的，重的；不清楚的　 very noticeable; not clear in sound
6. P 充满的，布满的　 full of; covered with
7. P 荒唐的，不合情理的　 beyond what is reasonable or satisfactory
8. P 感情深的　 very friendly

　～ accent　很浓的口音
　～ beard　浓胡须
　～ board　厚木板
　～ book　厚书
　～ brows　浓眉
　～ cloth　厚布
　～ clouds　浓厚的云层
　～ dust　厚厚的尘土
　～ finger　粗壮的手指
　～ fog　浓雾
　～ forest　稠密的森林
　～ lips　厚嘴唇
　～ mists　浓雾
　～ plank　厚木板
　～ skin　感受迟钝，不敏感
　～ slice　厚片
　～ smoke　浓烟
　～ sole　厚鞋底
　～ soup　浓汤
　～ stick　粗棍子
　～ strokes　粗笔画
　bullets ～　密弹
　～ with dust　布满灰尘
　～ with the family　与那一家人关系密切

　She was still wearing her thick coat.　她还穿着那件厚外套。
　That little restaurant makes good thick sandwiches.　那家小餐馆做的三明治又厚又好。
　On the end of his nose was a pair of thick spectacles.　他的鼻尖上架着一副厚厚的眼镜。
　Who's that young man with a thick head of hair?　那个长着浓密头发的青年是谁?
　Thick smoke came out of the burning building.　浓烟是从那幢燃烧的大楼里冒出来的。
　A field of burning grass billowed thick black clouds of smoke into the sky.　一块燃烧着的草地冒起黑色浓烟，滚滚上升天际。
　Thick liquid pours much more slowly than thin liquid.　稠的液体倒出来比稀的慢。
　Grandfather spoke with a thick Scottish brogue.　祖父说话带有很重的苏格兰土腔。
　We have been thick friends since we were young.　我们从青年时代起就是贴心的朋友。
　The brass plate is one inch thick.　这块黄铜板厚一英寸。
　The castle walls are two metres thick.　城堡的墙厚两米。
　The skins are very thick and glossy towards winter.　快到冬季时这种毛皮既厚实又有光泽。
　Daffodil stems are straight and thick.　黄水仙的茎挺直粗壮。
　The wire is very thick.　这电线很粗。
　The fog seemed to be getting thicker.　雾似乎越来越浓。
　The weather was thick.　天气阴霾。
　The flowers grew thick in the garden.　园子里的花长得很茂盛。
　His English is thick, but I always find it understandable.　他说英语时口齿不清，可是我总能听得懂。
　He is pretty thick, isn't he?　他很笨，不是吗?
　My head's rather thick this morning after all that beer I drank last night.　昨天晚上喝了那么多啤酒，我今天早晨头脑都不很清醒。
　They're very thick together.　他们在一起很亲密。
　He is thick of hearing.　他听觉不灵。
　It was so thick to its length.　以其长度相衡量，它显得很厚。
　She is thick with him.　她与他很要好。
　Your mother wouldn't like it if you become too thick with each other.　如果你们来往太亲密，你的母亲会不高兴的。
　The floor was thick with dust.　地板上厚厚地盖满一层尘土。
　The small room is thick with audience.　小房间坐满听众。
　The fog was so thick that we couldn't see anything.　雾很浓，我们什么也看不见。
　Their hatred was so thick that it could be cut with a knife.　他们的仇恨简直深到不能再深了。
　The illness made his speech thick.　那场病弄得他口齿不清楚。

 ♣ a bit thick
　太过分了，不合情理　beyond what is reasonable or satisfactory
　I think it a bit thick to do it that way.　我认为那样做太过分了。
　They thought it a bit thick when he called himself a genius.　他把自己称为天才，他们认为这太过分了。
　It's a bit thick to expect me to work until midnight!　指望我工作到深夜?这有点不合情理吧！
 ♣ as thick as thieves
　亲密无间，亲密得不得了　very friendly
　They didn't like each other at first, but they're as thick as thieves now.　他们开始彼此不喜欢对方，但现在亲密得不得了。
　Lionel and Mandy were as thick as thieves until Lionel changed his job, now they hardly see each other.　莱昂内尔调动工作前，他同曼迪过往甚密，现在他们难得见面。
 ♣ as thick as two short planks
　愚蠢的　stupid
　Mark is as thick as two short planks—I still don't understand why you employed him here.　马克笨透了——我仍然不理解为什么你这儿要雇用他。
　Some of our greatest and richest superstars have been as thick as two planks.　我们的某些最了不起的、最富有的超级明星却愚不可及。
 ♣ the thick end of
　〈英·非正〉几乎和…一样多 almost as much as...
　The car cost me the thick end of ￡10,000.　这辆车几乎花了我一万英镑。
 ♣ thick on the ground
　〈非正〉遍地都是，有的是　 plentiful
　Grants for the arts are not too thick on the ground these years.　这年月给艺术提供的拨款并不很多。
　He found that jobs in Animal Nutrition weren't exactly thick on the ground.　他发现动物营养学方面的工作并不完全有那么多。

 ♣ thick, dense
　这两个词意思基本相同，但有细微差别：thick是日常用语，用得略微广泛些，可形容牛奶、粥、油漆、雾、森林、树叶、毛发等表示其黑暗、浓、稠、密、深等；但在特指空气的变化或状态时多用dense, dense也常用于比喻，指“头脑顽固”的本性或“根深蒂固”的特点。例如：
　The peaks were veiled in thick mist.　浓雾笼罩着群峰。
　He is a dense fellow, just like a donkey.　他是一个头脑顽固的家伙，就像一头驴。

　这墙有多厚　?
　［误］ How fat is the wall?
　［正］ How thick is the wall?
　［析］ 表达物体厚度只能用thick，不能用fat, fat的意思是“肥胖”。

　厚厚地，密密地，浓浓地　so as to be thick; thickly

　The snow is falling thick.　雪下得正大。
　The flowers grew thickest near the wall.　墙边的花长得最密。
　The trees grew thicker and lower here and many of them were out of the vertical.　这里的树长得越来越密，越来越矮，其中有许多已经长得不直了。
　Don't spread the butter too thick.　别把黄油涂得太多。
　My heart beats thick.　我的心跳得厉害。

 ♣ thick and fast
　〈非正〉密集地，接二连三，又快又多　 quickly and in large numbers
　The bullets were flying thick and fast.　子弹密集地飞奔着。
　Offers of help are coming in thick and fast.　四面八方立即伸出援助之手。
　The questions came flying at me thick and fast.　问题朝我接踵而来。

S 最活跃的部分；活动最频繁的地点或时间 the part, place, time, etc.， of greatest activity

　thick　用作名词的意思是“最活跃的部分，活动最频繁的地点或时间”，也可指“最厚的部分”，通常用作单数形式，其前用定冠词the，其后与介词of连用。

　in the ～ of sth　在…最激烈的时刻，在…的最激烈处，处在…的中心
　in the ～ of the forest　在森林最密处
　through ～ and thin　共患难，同甘苦，不顾艰难险阻
　the ～ of one's thumb　拇指最厚的部分
　the ～ of winter　隆冬

 ♣ in the thick of sth
　在…最激烈的时刻，在…的最激烈处，处在…的中心 in the most active〔dense〕　part of sth
　We met a bear in the thick of the forest.　我们在森林深处遇见了一头熊。
　There was a large crowd and he was in the thick of it.　有一大群人，他在人群最密集的地方。
　King Arther was in the thick of the fight.　亚瑟王打得正酣。
 ♣ through thick and thin
　共患难，同甘苦；不顾艰难险阻，在任何情况下　through both good or bad time; in spite of all the difficulties
　She stuck by her husband through thick and thin.　她没有离开丈夫，始终与他同甘共苦。
　They were friends through thick and thin.　他们是同甘共苦的朋友。
　We'll stand by you through thick and thin.　在任何艰难情况下我们将一直支持你。
　We must adhere to principle through thick and thin.　在任何情况下我们都必须坚持原则。

　［同义词］ adj. close, deep, dense, fat, full, heavy, rich, solid, wide
　［反义词］ adj. clever, shallow, slender, slight, slim, thin
　［词源］　中古英语thikke<古英语thicce（粗的，厚的，浓的；厚，浓密）