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freeze (obj)fri:zvpast simple froze HfrRWz, $froWz, past part frozen H9frRWYzEn, $9froW-to (cause to) solidify, esp. into ice, because of very low temperatures, or to (cause to) be very cold(使)冻结，(使)冰冷Water freezes at a temperature of 0℃. [I]水在摄氏零度结冰。The ground had frozen hard / solid. [I]地面冻得硬硬的。When the lake freezes (over) (=turns into ice on the surface), we can go skating on it. [I]当湖面结了冰，我们就可以在上面滑冰了。Our pipes froze (up) (=the water in them turned to ice) several times last winter. [I]去年冬天我们的水管冻住了好几次。(Am) If something such as an engine or lock freezes (up), it stops working because its parts have become stuck and can no longer move.卡滞，阻塞不动My old bicycle was so rusty that the gears had frozen. [I]我的旧自行车生锈生得太厉害了，以至于齿轮都卡住不动了。If the lock has frozen up, try lubricating it with oil. [I]如果锁卡住了，试试上些油来润滑润滑看。If you freeze food, you preserve it by storing it at a very low temperature so that it solidifies.冷冻(食物)Foods like tomatoes lose their texture and taste if they are frozen. [T]像番茄之类的食品如果冷冻起来会丧失原汁原味Food that has been frozen should generally be allowed to thaw completely before it is cooked. [T]一般说来，冷冻过的食物在烹饪前应先完全解冻。Most soups freeze (=can be preserved by being stored at a very low temperature) well. [I]大多数汤可以冷冻保存。The weather forecast says that it is going to freeze tonight (=that the temperature will be at or below 0℃). [I]天气预报说今晚会有冰冻。Without a tent or sleeping bag, you could freeze to death (=become so cold that you die) out there on the mountainside. [I]在户外山腰，没有帐篷或睡袋你会冻死的。If a person or animal that is moving freezes, it stops suddenly and becomes completely still, esp. because of fear.(因恐惧等而)呆住, 停住At the sudden noise of the alarm, she froze (to the spot). [I]听到警报声突然响起，她惊呆（不动）了。"Freeze (=don't move at all) or I'll shoot, " screamed the gunman. [I]“不许动！否则我开枪了！”持枪者尖声叫道。To freeze something such as pay or prices is to fix them at a particular level and not allow any increases.阻止…的变动，冻结…的增长The Government has frozen pensions until the end of next year. [T]政府冻结养老金的增加直到明年年末。The training programme has been frozen (=stopped at its present level). [T]训练计划冻结了。To freeze money or property is to officially and legally prevent it from being used or moved.冻结(资金、财产等)When it was obvious the company was going bankrupt, the government ordered all their assets to be frozen. [T]当公司显然要倒闭时，政府命令冻结所有的资产。If you say that it would, or that it is cold enough to, freeze the balls off a brass monkey, you mean that the weather is extremely cold.(天气)冷得要命To make someone's blood freeze is to cause them to feel great shock or fear.使某人极度惊恐Hearing about those murders made my blood freeze.听了那些谋杀案，我惊恐万分。To freeze-dry something, esp. food, is to preserve it by freezing and then drying it.冷冻干燥freeze-dried coffee经冷冻干燥的咖啡A freeze-frame is a single picture from a film, or the device on a video recorder that allows you to stop a film at a particular point and look at a single picture.(电影、录像的)定格，定帧Freezing (point) is the temperature (0℃) at which water becomes ice.冰点The temperature was below freezing for most of the day.一天之中绝大部分时间气温低于冰点。The freezing point of a liquid is the temperature at which it freezes.凝固点The freezing point of mercury is-38.9℃.水银的凝固点是－38. 9℃。 ☆ MELT, THAW
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