thick /θɪk/► SEE ALLgive sb/get a thick earin the thick of sth/of doing sththick and fast(as) thick as thieves (with sb)(as) thick as two short planksa thick head(be) thick with sth/sbthrough thick and thina bit thick/strongthick/thin on the groundlay it on thick/with a trowel(have) a thick/thin skin ●give sb/get a thick ˈear (BrE, informal) hit sb/be hit on the side of the head, as a punishment打耳光；挨耳光◆If you don’t behave yourself you’ll get a thick ear. 你不规矩点就会挨耳光。●in the ˈthick of sth/of doing sth1.in the busiest or most active part of sth/doing sth在…正紧张的时候；在…最忙的时候◆He was in the thick of preparing the food for the party, so I didn’t interrupt. 他在忙着准备聚会的食物，所以我没有打扰他。2.in the most crowded part of sth在最拥挤的地方；身陷… ◆If there’s trouble, you usually find him in the thick of it. 出了什么事，通常都少不了他的份儿。●ˌthick and ˈfastquickly and in great numbers or quantities频频；又多又快地◆Replies to our advertisement are coming in thick and fast. 对于我们广告的答复纷至沓来。◆By midnight, the snow was falling thick and fast. 午夜时分，雪下大了。●(as) thick as ˈthieves (with sb) (informal) (of two or more people两人或多人) very friendly with each other, especially in a way that makes other people suspicious非常亲密，过从甚密（尤指令人生疑）◆Those two are as thick as thieves — they go everywhere together. 那俩人好得不行，他们到哪儿都一块儿。OPPbe at daggers drawn●(as) thick as two short ˈplanks (informal) ( (as) thick as ˈshit⚠, slang) (BrE) (of a person人) very stupid极其愚蠢；笨得要死◆Because she’s a model, people assume she’s as thick as two short planks, but she isn’t. 就因为她是个模特，人们都以为她肯定很蠢，其实并不是那样。OPP(as) bright as a buttonNOTEThick is the opposite of thin and can also mean ‘stupid’ in informal language. * thick 是 thin 的反义词，非正式场合使用时也可表示“愚蠢的”。●a thick ˈhead (informal) 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（生病或酗酒导致的）昏沉脑袋，头脑迷糊◆I’ve got a really thick head this morning. 今天早上，我的头昏昏沉沉的。OPPhave/keep a clear head●(be) thick with sth/sb(be) full of sth/sb充满；满是◆The air was thick with the scent of roses. 空气里弥漫着玫瑰的芳香。◆The street was thick with reporters and photographers. 大街上到处都是记者和摄影师。●through ˌthick and ˈthinin spite of all the difficulties and problems; in good and bad times不顾艰难险阻；甘苦与共◆He’s been a good friend to her through thick and thin. 不论在顺境还是逆境中，他都是她的好朋友。●a bit ˈthick/ˈstrong (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) not fair or acceptable不公平；不能接受◆It’s a bit thick of him to expect me to pay every time we go out together.每次我们俩出去他都指望我来付账，有点不公平。◆She said it was the worst book she’d ever read, which I think was a bit strong.她说这是她读过的最差劲的书，我觉得这话有失公允。●thick/thin on the ˈground (BrE) if people or things are thick/thin on the ground, there are a lot/not many of them in a place遍地皆是；寥寥无几◆Customers are thin on the ground at this time of year.一年中这个时节顾客寥寥无几。◆Good science teachers are thin on the ground.优秀的理科教师屈指可数。●lay it on ˈthick/with a ˈtrowel ( pile it on ˈthick, pile it ˈon) say that sth is much better or much worse than it really is because you want to impress or annoy sb（为给某人留下深刻印象而）过分吹捧，过分贬低，言过其实◆He said that she was his favourite author and that she deserved the Nobel Prize for literature. He really laid it on with a trowel.他对她说，她是自己最喜欢的作家，还说她应该获得诺贝尔文学奖。他对她真是不吝溢美之词。◆My father really piled it on, shouting at me for ages about my exam results.我父亲真是小题大做，因为我考试没考好冲我大喊大叫了老半天。●(have) a thick/thin ˈskin (informal) (be) not affected/affected by criticism or unkind remarks脸皮厚／薄；禁得住／禁不住批评（或侮辱）◆A traffic warden needs a thick skin to take so much abuse from motorists.交通管理员需要脸皮厚一点才能招架得住开车人的辱骂。◆He’s got rather a thin skin for a politician. He’ll have to learn to take the odd unkind remark.作为一名政客，他的脸皮太薄了，他得学会承受各种各样的奚落之言。▸ˌthick-ˈskinned, ˌthin-ˈskinned