1. 音标 (Phonetic Transcription)

Thickener: /ˈθɪkənər/

2. 词义 (Meaning)

Thickener 是一个名词，指的是一种用于增稠液体或食品的物质，常用于烹饪和工业中。

3. 翻译 (Translation)

Thickener：增稠剂；使变稠的物质

4. 读音 (Pronunciation)

/ˈθɪkənər/

5. 用法 (Usage)

作为名词：Thickener是指用于加厚或使液体变稠的物质，通常应用于食品、饮料或化学品中。

6. 例句 (Sentences)

Cornstarch is commonly used as a thickener in soups and sauces.

The recipe calls for a thickener to give the sauce a richer texture.

She added a thickener to the mixture to make it more consistent.

The chef suggested using gelatin as a thickener for the dessert.

Some commercial sauces use xanthan gum as a thickener.

The thickener helped the paint to stay on the walls more easily.

The liquid was too thin, so I added a thickener to it.

As a food additive, thickeners like agar and pectin are used in jams.

A starch-based thickener can help improve the viscosity of a drink.

The pharmaceutical industry uses various thickeners to create gels and ointments.

7. 短语搭配 (Phrasal Collocations)

Starch thickener（淀粉增稠剂）

Gelatin thickener（明胶增稠剂）

Food thickener（食品增稠剂）

Natural thickener（天然增稠剂）

Cornstarch thickener（玉米淀粉增稠剂）