| 词汇 | freeze |
| 释义 | freeze verb uk /friːz/ us /friːz/froze | frozen freezeverb (COLD)B1[ I or T ] If you freeze something, you lower its temperature below 0°C, causing it to become cold and often hard, and if something freezes, its temperature goes below 0°C: （使）冻结，（使）结冰 Water freezes to ice at a temperature of 0°C.水在零摄氏度结冰。 freeze hardThe ground had frozen hard. freeze solidThe river used to freeze solid every winter. We had to play the game in driving rain, but at least the pitch wasn't frozen. freeze overWhen the lake freezes over (= turns into ice on the surface), we can go skating on it.湖面结冰后，我们可以在上面滑冰。 freeze upOur pipes froze up (= the water in them turned to ice) several times last winter.去年冬天我们的水管冻了好几次。 The weather forecast says that it is going to freeze tonight (= that the temperature will be at or below 0°C).天气预报说今晚温度会至冰点或更低。 freeze to deathWithout a sleeping bag, you would freeze to death (= become so cold that you die) out there on the mountainside.在山坡那儿，没有睡袋你会被冻死。 to become or make something cold or colder coolWait until the mixture cools before adding the eggs. cool downLet the pan cool down a bit before you touch it. chillChill the wine in the fridge. freezeYou have to wait until the pond freezes before you can skate safely on it. B1[ I or T ] to make food last a long time by storing it at a very low temperature so that it becomes hard: 冷冻保存（食物） I'll freeze any food that's left over.我会把剩下的食物都冷冻起来。 Most soups freeze (= can be preserved by being stored at a very low temperature) well.大多数汤都可以冷冻保存。 She'll prepare the food ahead of time and freeze it.她会提前准备好食物并冷冻起来。 If required, freeze on day of purchase. The river froze to a depth of over a metre.河面冰层厚度超过1米。 It was so cold that the clothes on the washing line had frozen. The river freezes every winter. Precipitation: snow & ice anti-icing be snowed inidiom be snowed upidiom boilerplate crevasse drifting glacier hailstorm iceberg icy permafrost precipitation slushy snow day snow devil snow line snowdrift snowfall snowflake generation snowy You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preserving & storing food freezeverb (STOP WORKING)[ I ]US(alsofreeze up) If an engine or lock freezes, it stops working because its parts have become stuck and can no longer move: （引擎或锁）卡住，堵塞 My old bicycle was so rusty that the gears had frozen.我的旧自行车锈得太厉害，齿轮都卡住不动了。 If the lock has frozen up, try lubricating it with oil.如果锁卡住了，上点油润滑一下试试。 Machines - not functioning act up balky blooey break down broken brokenness brownout defunct downtime fail flat outage power (something) down seize seize up short circuit shot shudder shut whack freezeverb (STOP MOVING)B2[ I ] If a person or animal that is moving freezes, it stops suddenly and becomes completely still, especially because of fear: （尤指出于恐惧）僵住，呆住 She saw someone outside the window and froze.她看见窗外有人，一下就呆住了。 "Freeze (= don't move) or I'll shoot!" screamed the gunman.“不许动，否则我就开枪了！”那个持枪者大喊道。 not moving stillCan't you just sit still for a moment? motionlessHe stood motionless when he saw the snake. not move a muscleHe sat there the whole time and didn't move a muscle. stock-stillShe stood stock-still as soon as she saw the bear. immobileShe sat immobile, wondering what to do next. [ I ] in ice hockey, to stop the puck with a stick, or with your hand if you are a goaltender(= the player who guards the goal), and prevent it from moving or being moved by another player, which causes play to stop: Taylor froze the puck against the boards and the referee called for a faceoff. Immobility anti-jamming be locked in something boxed in budge cataleptic frozen immovably jam jammed lifelessly lock motionless motionlessly pin standing standstill statically stationary stock-still time stands stillidiom You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Hockey freezeverb (MONEY/PROPERTY)[ T ] To freeze something such as pay or prices is to fix it at a particular level and not allow any increases: 使（工资、物价等）固定不变，阻止…增长 The government has frozen pensions until the end of next year.政府已决定在明年年底之前维持养老金水平不变。 [ T ] to officially and legally prevent money or property from being used or moved: 冻结（资金或财产） When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt, the government ordered all their assets to be frozen.当该公司很明显要破产倒闭时，政府下令冻结其全部资产。 Price decreases bargain bear market bearishly closeout concessional couponer couponing debase deflate depreciate devalue drop off knock off (something) knock someone down mark something down nosedive overdiscount post-devaluation spiral tumble You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Not able to be changed Idiombe cold enough to freeze the balls off a brass monkey Phrasal verbfreeze someone out freeze noun uk /friːz/ us /friːz/ freezenoun (COLD WEATHER)[ S ] a period of extremely cold weather严寒期，冰冻期 Cold Arctic Baltic bitingly bitter bone-chilling brass brass monkey weatheridiom chill chill factor frostnip glacially isothermal isothermally keenness minus nip nippy parky perishing wintry freezenoun (STOP)[ C ] a temporary stopping of something: （暂时的）冻结，停滞 freeze onThe government has imposed a wage freeze/a freeze on wage increases.政府暂时冻结了工资增长。 Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid lift snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch freeze | American Dictionaryfreeze verb[ I/T ] us/friz/past tensefrozeus/froʊz/ | past participlefrozenus/ˈfroʊ·zən/ to become cold enough to become solid: [ I ]The rainwater froze overnight, leaving the roads icy. If you freeze food, you preserve it by storing it at a very low temperature. Someone such as a police officer who says freeze is ordering you not to move except as the person tells you: [ I ]Freeze! Keep your hands up! To freeze something such as pay or prices is to fix them at a particular level and not allow any increases: [ T ]The company has frozen salaries. To freeze money or property is to officially and legally prevent it from being used or moved: [ T ]The government froze his assets. Phrasal verbsfreeze out someone freeze over freeze noun[ C ] us/friz/ a period when the air temperature is low enough so that water will freeze: The first freeze didn’t come until mid-December. A freeze is a temporary stopping of something: The company has imposed a wage/hiring freeze. freeze | Business Englishfreeze verb uk /friːz/usfroze | frozen [ T ] ECONOMICS, FINANCE to fix prices, income levels, interest rates, etc. at a particular level and not allow any increases: freeze wages/rates/taxesMortgage lenders have agreed to freeze adjustable interest rates for some of the state's highest-risk borrowers. [ T ] LAW, BANKING if a government or court freezes someone's bank account, money, assets etc. it legally prevents them from using any of it: Some of the prisoners' assets were frozen by order of the government. Officials said they will freeze 120 local bank accounts and place racketeering liens on numerous homes and businesses. [ I ] IT if a computer freezes or a computer screen is frozen, it suddenly stops working and the screen will not change even when you use the keyboard or mouse: If your computer freezes, you may have to shut it down manually by holding the power button for several seconds. [ T ] to officially stop an activity or process for a period of time: freeze production/sales/recruitmentThe world's biggest automaker announced that it will temporarily freeze production due to low demand. Phrasal verbfreeze sb out freeze noun[ C ] uk /friːz/us ECONOMICS a decision to fix prices, income levels, interest rates, etc. at a particular level and not allow any increases: a pay/price/interest rate/tax freezeTo deal with the pension crisis, a two-year salary freeze has been imposed on the city's 11,000 employees. an official decision to stop an activity from continuing for a period of time: They promised to halve the deficit through a domestic spending freeze and improving government efficiency. The temporary nuclear freeze has not impressed Washington hardliners. a hiring/recruitment freezeHiring freezes and layoffs are likely to continue into the new year. a freeze on sthThe organization was set up to campaign for a freeze on the growing of GM crops and animals. LAW an official order, for example, from a judge or government, that prevents money or property from being used or moved: impose/put/place a freeze on sthA High Court judge placed a freeze on her worldwide assets. See also credit freeze Examples of freezefreeze Is cold and freezes of itself in time. After it has wetted the solid surface, the liquid may be hardened, by freezing it or otherwise. Almost every acre of land has been utilized, rationally planned and arranged or frozen into a nature reserve. In constant contact with ice, its temperature remains close to freezing point. The common organisms of choice to study cryobiosis are tardigrades, which are known to survive freezing to near absolute zero. The evolution of this adaptation was probably driven by the need to prevent the intestinal fluid from freezing, but has since allowed notothenioids to survive. However, the solution does not necessarily have to be above its freezing point as water will still flow before icing over. A similar law may govern freezing in minerals and living organisms. On the other hand, if it is assumed that the field was originally frozen into the sphere, the results are different. Of the 20 samples fed to beetles, 14 contained eggs that had been heated and six contained eggs that had been frozen. In modified freezing, the ranks are frozen at the rank of the last marked relevant document. Consumption and production of methyl bromide was frozen at 1991 levels beginning 1995. Perhaps manufacturers became progressively frozen out of land-based polite society. Antibiotic-resistance characteristics may also be altered by freezing due to changes of the outer membrane. In a couple of cases, the protracted period of wear away amounted to the equivalent of freezing the old plan. See all examples of freeze These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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