thaw out
thaw
noun[ S ]
uk /θɔː/ us /θɑː/

thawnoun[S] (FRIENDLY)

an increase in friendliness: （关系的）缓和，改善
There are signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries.两国关系有缓和的迹象。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Friendly
affability
affable
affably
affiliative
agreeableness
congeniality
conversable
convivial
conviviality
convivially
harmony
hospitable
hospitably
hospitality
sociality
socially
sugar and spiceidiom
sweet-natured
sweet-tempered
the human touch

thawnoun[S] (WEATHER)

 the thaw
a period of warmer weather when snow and ice begin to melt: 融雪期；化冰期；解冻期
There was an early thaw this year.今年的融雪期来得早。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Warm
balmily
balmy
chill
lukewarm
rewarm
snug
snugly
take the chill off somethingidiom
tepid
thaw out
toast
toasty
uncooled
warm
warm (someone/something) up
warmly
warmth

thaw | American Dictionary

thaw
verb[ I ]
us/θɔ/
to cause something frozen and hard to become warmer and often softer or liquid:
Remove the meat from the freezer and let it thaw.
It may take a couple of hours to thaw out.
thaw
noun[ Cusually sing ]
us/θɔ/
a period of warmer weather when snow and ice begin to melt:
With the spring thaw, the rivers and lakes swelled.
A thaw is also a change to a friendlier attitude esp. between people or countries that were enemies:
It was hoped that the agreement to exchange athletes would lead to a thaw in relations between the two countries.

Examples of thaw

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After thawing, the samples were assayed in duplicate analyses using a standard time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay.
Aliquots of the blood are thawed and used as required.
In this study, the tolerance of algae and cyanobacteria to freezing, thawing and freezing-drying stresses was evaluated by short-term (days to months) low-temperature experiments.
Samples were thawed slowly and cut up for examination.
The column was subjected to several cycles of top-down freezing and thawing to simulate an active layer.
The membranes used in a feeding device can therefore be prepared in advance, frozen and only thawed as needed.
A fresh stock of virus was thawed immediately prior to each injection.
Before use, they were thawed, added to the medium and subjected to sonication.
On thawing cells don't regain their original shape and turgidity.
In contrast, summer represents warmth and life in the second stanza, as it thaws the ice.
We first froze mouse mature testicular tissue, then we injected the thawed spermatogenic cells into oocytes.
In preparation for assay, the samples were rapidly thawed and centrifuged for 10 min to remove coagulated protein and other insoluble material.
Immediately prior to being assayed, thawed saliva samples were centrifuged at 14,000 rpm for 7 min to remove particulate matter.
On the day before testing the thawed specimens were stripped carefully all the soft tissues leaving the ligaments and joint capsules intact.
Successful freezing of unfertilized mouse oocytes and effect of cocultures in oviducts on development of in vitro fertilized embryos after thawing.
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