freeze
v (pt froze , pp frozen )
1 [I, Tn] (esp of water) change or be changed from liquid to solid by extreme cold (尤指水)結(jié)冰; 凝固
Water freezes at 0C. 水在0C時結(jié)冰.
The severe cold froze the pond. 天氣寒冷池塘結(jié)了冰. Cf 參看 thaw. =>Usage at water1 用法見water1.
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become full of ice or hardened with ice (使某物)結(jié)滿冰或由於結(jié)冰變硬
The land itself freezes (up) in such low temperatures. 溫度這麼低, 地都凍硬了.
Our (water) pipes froze (up) (ie were blocked with ice) last winter. 去年冬天, 我們的(水)管子凍了.
The clothes were frozen on the washing-line. 衣服在晾衣繩上凍住了.
3 [I] (used with it 與it連用) (of weather) be so cold that water turns to ice; be extremely cold (指天氣)冷得使水結(jié)成冰, 嚴(yán)寒
It's freezing outside! 外面冷極了!
It may freeze tonight, so make sure the plants are covered. 今晚大概會有霜凍, 一定要把花草都遮蓋好.
4 [I, Tn only passive 只用於被動語態(tài)]
(cause a person or an animal to) be or feel very cold; (cause to) die from cold (使人或動物)冷或覺得很冷; (使)凍死
Shut the window I'm freezing! 關(guān)上窗戶--我冷極了!
Two men froze to death/were frozen to death on the mountain. 有兩個人在山上凍死了.
5 [I, Tn] (of food, etc) be able to be preserved by being stored at a temperature below freezing-point; preserve (food, etc), in this way (指食物等)能冷凍儲藏; 冷藏(食物等)
Some fruits don't freeze well at all. 有些水果根本就不能冷藏.
I'll buy extra meat and just freeze it. 我要多買些肉冷藏起來.
Strawberries don't taste nice if they've been frozen. 草莓若冷凍就不好吃了.
a packet of frozen peas 一包冷藏豌豆.
6 [I, Tn] (cause a person or an animal to) stop suddenly; make or become unable to move, speak, or act, because of fear, shock, etc (使人或動物)突然停住; (因恐懼、 震驚等)使得或變得不能活動、 說話或行動; 驚呆; 嚇呆
Ann froze with terror as the door opened silently. 門一聲不響地開了, 把安嚇呆了.
The sudden bang froze us in our tracks. 突然砰的一響, 頓時把我們驚呆了.
7 [Tn] hold (wages, prices, etc) at a fixed level officially for a period of time 穩(wěn)定(工資、 物價等)
freeze wages, prices, fares, etc 穩(wěn)定工資、 物價、 車費等.
8 [Tn] not allow (money or assets) to be used or exchanged, usu by government order 凍結(jié)(錢或資產(chǎn))
freeze a society's funds 凍結(jié)一團體的基金
frozen assets 被凍結(jié)的資產(chǎn).
9 (idm 習(xí)語) freeze one's blood/make one's blood freeze fill one with feelings of fear and horror 使充滿害怕、 恐怖的感覺
The sight of the masked gunman made my blood freeze. 我一看見那個持槍的蒙面人就嚇得渾身冰涼.
10 (phr v) freeze sb out (infml 口) exclude sb from business or from society by harsh competition or unfriendly behaviour (以殘酷的競爭或敵意的態(tài)度)將某人(從生意或團體中)逼走, 擠走
Small shops are being frozen out by the big supermarkets. 小 子都要讓大超級市場給擠垮了. freeze (sth) over (usu passive 通常用於被動語態(tài)) (cause sth to) become covered by ice (使某物)被冰封住
The lake was frozen over until late spring. 那湖全讓冰封住了, 到晚春才解凍. freeze (sth) up (usu passive 通常用於被動語態(tài)) freeze (sth) so as to prevent normal use 凍住(某物)(以至妨礙正常使用)
The window has frozen up and I can't open it. 窗戶給凍上了, 我打不開. freeze, n
1 (also `freeze-up) period of weather during which temperatures are below freezing-point 冰凍期; 嚴(yán)寒期
last year's big freeze 去年的嚴(yán)寒期
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源自free自由,釋放:冷氣釋放出來--結(jié)冰
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*[fri:z]vi. 凍結(jié), 冷凍, 僵硬, 楞住vt. 使結(jié)冰, 使凍住, 使呆住n. 結(jié)冰, 凝固【計】 凍結(jié)【化】 凝固【經(jīng)】 凍結(jié)相關(guān)詞組: freeze sb out freeze sb's blood freeze up freeze on to sth freeze to sth freeze over