| 单词 | thaw |
| 释义 | thaw v. & n. --v 1. intr. (often foll. by out) (of ice or snow or a frozen thing) pass into a liquid or unfrozen state. 2. intr. (usu. prec. by it as subject) (of the weather) become warm enough to melt ice etc. (it began to thaw). 3. intr. become warm enough to lose numbness etc. 4. intr. become less cold or stiff in manner; become genial. 5. tr. (often foll. by out) cause to thaw. 6. tr. make cordial or animated. --n 1. the act or an instance of thawing. 2. the warmth of weather that thaws (a thaw has set in). 3. Polit. a relaxation of control or restriction. Derivatives thawless adj. Etymology: OE thawian f. WG; orig. unkn. |
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