| 释义 |
thaw /θɔː/ vi. | vt. | n.
I ❶ vi.
1. (冰、雪等)融化，融解；(江河等)解冻；(冷冻食品)化冻(out)
The ice (snow) is thawing (out). 冰(雪)在融化。
The ground (pond) has thawed (out). 地面(池塘)解冻了。
We should leave frozen food to thaw (out) before cooking it. 我们应该先让冷冻食品化冻然后烹煮。
2. [用 it 作主语表示天气]转暖使冰雪融化
It is thawing. 天气转暖，冰雪正在融化。
It will probably thaw today. 今天或许会转暖而化雪。
3. 〈口〉(人)变暖和；取暖(out)
He was half frozen after his drive, but he's gradually thawing. 开车之后，他人冻得半僵，但现在在逐渐暖和过来。
I thawed out in front of the fire. 我在炉前烤火取暖。
4. 变得随和；变得缓和；变得不拘束(out)
As they talked, he began to thaw. 他们谈着谈着，他才变得随和起来。
Relations with that country seemed to thaw. 和那个国家的关系似乎缓和了。
After a good meal, he began to thaw out and tell us more about himself. 他称心地吃了一餐后变得活跃起来，又告诉了我们一些关于他本人的事。
❷ vt.
1. 使融化，使融解；使解冻；使化冻(out)
The sun thawed the ice on the pond. 阳光使池塘的冰融化了。
His frozen assets were thawed out when he paid all his debts. 在清偿所欠的全部债务后，他那被冻结的资产便被解冻了。
Frozen food must be thawed before cooking. 冷冻食品在烹煮以前必须化冻。
2. 使变得暖起来(out)
I held my hands close to the fire to thaw them out. 我把双手伸近炉火取暖。
Sufficiently thawed, he nodded an acknowledgment and took a sip of coffee. 他完全暖和过来后点头表示感谢，并呷了一口咖啡。
3. 使变得较不拘束；使变得友善(或缓和、随和)(out)
Offer the visitor a cup of tea. That will thaw him out. 给来宾倒杯茶。这会使他变得不那么拘束。
The two countries moved cautiously to thaw out their frosty diplomatic relationship. 两国谨慎地采取行动去缓和他们之间冷淡的外交关系。
II n.
1. 融化，融解；解冻；化冻
I'll go skating before the thaw. 趁着还未解冻，我要去滑冰。
2. 解冻时期(或季节)
A thaw has set in. 解冻期已来临。
3. (态度、关系等的)缓和；(管制的)放宽
the thaw in relations with a certain country 跟某国关系的缓和
After this feeble thaw the silence set in as severely as before. 略微活跃的场面过去后先前那样的严峻冷场重又出现。
[<OE thawian; 与OHG douwen, ON theyja, L tabēre to waste away 有关] |