thaw
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(a) [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sth) (out) (cause sth to) pass into an unfrozen or a liquid state after being frozen (使某物)解凍, 融化, 融解
All the snow has thawed. 雪都融化了.
leave frozen food to thaw before cooking it 先讓冷凍食物解凍再烹調
thaw out (the ice in) the pipes 使管道(中的冰)化凍.
(b) [I] (used only with it 僅與it連用) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt snow and ice (指天氣)(暖和得使冰雪)化凍, 解凍
It's starting to thaw. 天暖得化凍了. =>?sage at water1 用法見water1.
2 [I, Ip] ~ (out) (of people, their behaviour, etc) become less cool or formal in manner (指人、 態度、 行為等)變得溫和、 不甚拘禮
After a few drinks the party atmosphere began to thaw (out). 喝過幾杯酒之後, 聚會的氣氛變得輕松自然了. thaw, n (usu sing 通常作單數) (weather that causes) thawing 融化; 融解; 使江河、 土地等解凍的天氣
go skating before the thaw 趁著沒解凍去溜冰
A thaw is setting in. 江河漸漸解凍了.
(fig 比喻) a thaw in East-West relations 東西方關系的緩和.