| 释义 |
thawing, vbl. n.|ˈθɔːɪŋ|
[f. as prec. + -ing1.]
The action of the verb thaw (lit. or fig.). Also in pl. (in quot. 1886 concr.). Also attrib., and with out (or up).
c1325,1387[see thaw v. 2]. 1586Holinshed Chron. III. 20/2 At their dissoluing or thawing, manie bridges both of wood and stone were borne downe. 1681J. Flavel Meth. Grace vii. 152 Thawings of the heart under the apprehensions of grace. 1861Thornbury Turner (1862) II. 135 The occasional thawings of natures, however frozen by habit. 1886M. K. Macmillan Dagonet 154 The first thawings of the hard-bound road clung impedingly to our shoes. 1905Kynoch Jrnl. Oct.–Dec. 200 Many consumers..put frozen cartridges in thawing pans several hours before they are required. 1946Koestler Thieves in Night 150 Ellen was engaged in a serious and measured conversation... Dina took no part in the thawing-up proceedings. 1973‘R. MacLeod’ Nest of Vultures v. 97 A large whisky gently completing the thawing-out process. |