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thickly

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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++thick·ly /ˈθɪkli/ adverb  1 in a way that makes a thick piece or layer of something 厚厚地 OPP thinly The cheese was sliced thickly. 奶酪切得很厚。 a thickly carpeted hallway 铺着厚厚地毯的走廊2 thickly populated/wooded etc if an area is thickly populated, wooded etc, there are a lot of people, trees etc there close together 人口稠密的/树木茂密的等 SYN densely The eastern part of the country is more thickly populated. 该国东部地区人口比较稠密。
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thicklyHe was a stout man with a bald crown round which a ruff of brown hair grew thickly.He was in a blue uniform coat that was thickly encrusted with gold loops and edged with black astrakhan fur.Peel off the skins and thickly slice the potatoes.It has a thickly soft, two-beat thud, like the sound of a heavy door being repeatedly opened and shut.A slattern brought his own meal, a thickly spiced bowl of soup.The snow was driving down so thickly that the windscreen-wiper couldn't keep the glass free of it.
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thickly
thickly /ˈθɪkli/ adverb
 Word Family: noun: thick, thickness, thickener, thickening, thicko; verb: thicken; adverb: thickly; adjective: thick
1. in a way that makes a thick piece or layer of something
   OPP  thinly:
    The cheese was sliced thickly.
    a thickly carpeted hallway
2. thickly populated/wooded etc if an area is thickly populated, wooded etc, there are a lot of people, trees etc there close together
   SYN  densely:
    The eastern part of the country is more thickly populated.


🔑 thick·lyBrE /ˈθɪkli/ 🔊NAmE /ˈθɪkli/ 🔊 adverb🔑 in a way that produces a wide piece or deep layer of sth 厚厚地thickly sliced bread切成厚片的面包Apply the paint thickly in even strokes. 涂颜料要厚,笔画要匀。🔊🔊~ wooded, populated, etc. having a lot of trees, people, etc. close together (树木、人口等)茂密,稠密in a deep voice that is not as clear as normal, especially because of illness or emotion 声音不清地,沙哑地(尤指因疾病或激动)


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