thick

Compared meaning: thick liquid or paste-like food (adjective).

比较义项：形容液体或糊状食物浓稠（形容词）。

• thick 本词

  Describes any liquid or paste as dense and not runny; it says nothing about smoothness — the substance can be lumpy or gritty.

  泛指液体或糊状物浓稠、不稀薄；并不涉及是否顺滑——质地可以是疙瘩状或粗糙的。

  This gravy is thick but lumpy, not smooth at all.

  这肉汁很浓稠，但是疙疙瘩瘩的，一点都不顺滑。

• creamy

  Describes something as smooth and thick like cream, usually dairy-based foods or sauces; implies a pleasant, velvety texture, not just density.

  形容像奶油一样浓稠顺滑，通常用于奶制品或酱汁；强调令人愉悦的丝滑口感，而不仅仅是浓稠。

  The soup turned wonderfully creamy after she blended it with butter.

  把黄油搅拌进去后，这汤变得非常香滑浓郁。

Thick and creamy both describe soup or sauce as dense, not runny, but thick says nothing about smoothness, and can be lumpy or gritty. Creamy adds smoothness, like cream, for dairy-based food. This does not compare thick meaning 'a thick book', or creamy meaning 'cream-colored'.

这两个词都可以形容汤、酱汁等液体食物很浓稠，但 thick 只强调浓稠这一点，质地可以是疙瘩状或粗糙的；creamy 除了浓稠外，还强调像奶油一样顺滑细腻。这里不比较 thick 表示物体“厚”的意义（如 a thick book），也不比较 creamy 表示“奶油色的”这一意义（如 creamy walls）。