| 释义 |
con·geal /kənˈdʒiːl/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 使冻结；使凝结
Fear congealed his very blood. 恐惧使他全身的血液都凝结了。
2. 使固定，使一成不变；使瘫痪
Some philosophic systems lost their vitality and became wholly congealed. 有些哲学体系失去了生命力，变得完全僵化了。
❷ vi.
1. 冻结；凝结
Discard the fat that congeals at the top. 把结在上面的脂肪撇掉。
The mixed emotion of the masses congealed into an antiwar sentiment. 群众的各种感情凝成了反战情绪。
2. 固定，一成不变；瘫痪
His thought lost its vivacity, congealing into a closed system. 他的思想失去了活力，结果僵化成为闭塞的思想体系。
Traffic congealed in the city centre. 市中心的交通瘫痪了。
3. 〈喻〉合为一体
The symphony failed to congeal as a single oeuvre. 这部交响乐未能融为有机整体。
[<OFr congeler < L congelāre < gelāre to freeze] |