| 词汇 | thaw |
| 释义 | thaw verb uk /θɔː/ us /θɑː/ thawverb (BECOME NOT FROZEN)[ I or T ] to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature: （使）融化;（使）解冻 Allow the meat to thaw completely before cooking it.这些肉烹制之前要先彻底解冻。 The sun came out and thawed the ice.太阳出来了，冰雪开始融化。 It's beginning to thaw (= the weather is warm enough for snow and ice to melt).冰雪开始融化了。 Compare freezeverb(COLD) Precipitation: snow & ice anti-icing avalanche 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 thawverb (BECOME FRIENDLY)[ I ] to become friendlier or more relaxed: 变得友好;变得放松 The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing.报告显示敌对双方的关系可能在缓和。 Calming and relaxing appease assuage balls-to-the-wall bask bread calm chill let/blow off steamidiom lie down lighten something up lull lull someone into something melt relaxation self-soothe settle settle down shirt simmer simmer down Phrasal verbthaw 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。 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。 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 Dictionarythaw 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 thawthaw 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. See all examples of thaw 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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