| 单词 | freeze |
| 释义 | freeze (once / 167 pages) 1vn 2vn 3v When liquids freeze, they become so cold that they turn solid. The little squares of water in an ice tray freeze and become ice cubes when you put them in your freezer long enough. Orange juice and grape drink freeze into popsicles, and puddles freeze overnight if the temperature drops enough. You can freeze things, too, as when you freeze leftovers to be reheated in a few days. People often tend to use this verb in an exaggerating way when they're feeling cold: "If you don't wear your gloves, your fingers will freeze!" The Old English root of freeze is freosan, "turn to ice." WORD FAMILYfreeze: antifreeze, freezer, freezes, freezing, froze, frozen, unfreeze+/antifreeze: antifreezes/freezer: freezers/freezing: freezings/frozen: frozenly, unfrozen/unfreeze: unfreezes, unfreezing, unfroze USAGE EXAMPLESKlopp, meanwhile, simply looked frozen through as he shivered on the touchline. The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) It’s not only wages that are stuck, frozen, immobile. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) There is also likely to be a struggle over what to do about tuition, with the university pushing for an increase after a four-year freeze. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v change from a liquid to a solid when cold Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit Syn|Hyper freeze down, freeze out solidify become solid 2v change to ice The water in the bowl froze Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper freeze down, freeze out change from a liquid to a solid when cold boil come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor glaciate become frozen and covered with glaciers change state, turn undergo a transformation or a change of position or action 3v cause to freeze Freeze the leftover food Hypo|Hyper deep freeze store in a deep-freeze, as for conservation icecause to become ice or icy flash-freeze, quick-freezefreeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 4v anesthetize by cold Hyper anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put out, put under administer an anesthetic drug to 5v be cold I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on Hyper suffer feel unwell or uncomfortable 6v be very cold, below the freezing point It is freezing in Kalamazoo 7n the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid Syn|Hypo|Hyper freezing freeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes frost, icingthe formation of frost or ice on a surface chilling, cooling, temperature reduction the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature phase change, phase transition, physical change, state changea change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition 8n weather cold enough to cause freezing 2Syn|Hyper frost cold weather a period of unusually cold weather 1v stop moving or become immobilized When he saw the police car he froze Syn|Hypo|Hyper stop dead fixate, settle on become fixed (on) stand still remain in place; hold still; remain fixed or immobile 2v stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it Syn|Hyper suspend break, interrupt terminate 3v prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) Freeze the assets of this hostile government Syn|Ant|Hyper block, immobilise, immobilize free, release, unblock, unfreeze make (assets) available keep back, withhold hold back; refuse to hand over or share 4n an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement a nuclear freeze Syn|Hyper halt pause temporary inactivity 5n fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level 3a freeze on hiring Hypo|Hyper hiring freeze a freeze on hiring price freezea freeze of prices at a given level wage freezea freeze of wages at a given level limitation, restriction an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation) v suddenly behave coldly and formally She froze when she saw her ex-husband Hyper act, behave, do behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself |
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