| 单词 | frost-free |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfrost-free frost-free adj. rare before 20th cent. (a) free from frost; not characterized by or subject to frost; (b) (of a freezer or refrigerator) that defrosts itself automatically (cf. auto-defrost n. at auto- comb. form1 2b); = frostless adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > preserving or pickling > [adjective] > preserved by cooling or freezing > relating to freezing methods or equipment frost-free1684 refrigerated1869 quick freeze1928 quick-frozen1930 frostless1941 1684 J. Peter Philos. Acct. Hard Frost 10 The daring Atoms of Cold insinuate themselves into the Ink in my Pen whilst I am Writing, and 'tis by the Magick of your Commands if my Intellectuals have been kept Frost-free. 1926 National Geographic Mag. May 513/1 (heading) Over mountain roads to a frostfree thermal belt. 1950 Life 24 Apr. 77/1 (advt.) The revolutionary new Westinghouse ‘Frost-Free’ Refrigerator. 1995 Garden Nov. 683/2 These [cuttings] are..over-wintered in a frost-free environment. 2002 Which? June 29/1 Jo..has a fear of defrosting the freezer—and a new-style frost-free fridge is singing out to her. < as lemmas |
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