英语词汇“thaw”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too.

Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter. When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing. When you think of thawing, think "Warming up."

WORD FAMILY

thaw: dethaw, thawed, thawing, thaws, unthaw+/thawing: thawings/unthaw: unthawed, unthawing

USAGE EXAMPLES

But tough Russian economic sanctions - and Turkey's increasing frustration with its Nato allies - led to a gradual thawing over 2016.

BBC(Dec 29, 2016)

Back in the Baltimore operating room, University of Miami researchers helped Kaushal’s nurses thaw the frozen stem cells and prepare injections.

Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016)

Thaw the puff pastry for about 20 minutes.

Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016)

1v become or cause to become soft or liquid

the ice thawed

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dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw

deliquesce

melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air

de-ice, defrost, deice

make or become free of frost or ice

flux, liquefy, liquify

become liquid or fluid when heated

2n the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours

Syn|Hyper

melt, melting, thawing

heating, warming

the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature

phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change

a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

3n warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

they welcomed the spring thaw

Syn|Hyper

thawing, warming

atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition

the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation

4n a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs

Hyper

loosening, relaxation, slackening

an occurrence of control or strength weakening

单词	thaw
释义	thaw (once / 1267 pages) vn When things thaw, they're coming out of deep freeze and warming up. You can thaw a chicken, and a chilly friendship can thaw too. Anything that thaws is warming up after a frigid or chilly period. The weather thaws when spring hits, especially after a bad winter. When you take food out of the freezer, it thaws. When you have an unpleasant relationship with someone, that can thaw too. A warm, friendly gesture from one person to another can be a sign that their cold relationship is thawing. When you think of thawing, think "Warming up." WORD FAMILY thaw: dethaw, thawed, thawing, thaws, unthaw+/thawing: thawings/unthaw: unthawed, unthawing USAGE EXAMPLES But tough Russian economic sanctions - and Turkey's increasing frustration with its Nato allies - led to a gradual thawing over 2016. BBC(Dec 29, 2016) Back in the Baltimore operating room, University of Miami researchers helped Kaushal’s nurses thaw the frozen stem cells and prepare injections. Seattle Times(Dec 20, 2016) Thaw the puff pastry for about 20 minutes. Los Angeles Times(Dec 15, 2016) 1v become or cause to become soft or liquid the ice thawed Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper dethaw, dissolve, melt, unfreeze, unthaw deliquesce melt or become liquid by absorbing moisture from the air de-ice, defrost, deice make or become free of frost or ice flux, liquefy, liquify become liquid or fluid when heated 2n the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours Syn\|Hyper melt, melting, thawing heating, warming the process of becoming warmer; a rising temperature phase change, phase transition, physical change, state change a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition 3n warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt they welcomed the spring thaw Syn\|Hyper thawing, warming atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation 4n a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs Hyper loosening, relaxation, slackening an occurrence of control or strength weakening
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