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thaw (obj)HWC:, $WB:vto (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to become liquid or soft, because of an increase in temperature（使）（冰、雪等）融化; （江河等的）解冻、（冷冻食品）化冻The lake is thawing fast. [I]湖解冻得很快。The pipes are starting to thaw (out) (= The water which had frozen in the pipes is starting to melt). [I]水管开始解冻。It is sometimes recommended that frozen meat should be thawed (out) (= caused to become not frozen) in the fridge. [T]有时有人建议冻肉应在冰箱内化冻。You need to thaw a frozen turkey for at least 24 hours.冷冻的火鸡至少要化冻24小时。It's beginning to thaw (= The weather is warm enough for snow and ice to melt). [I]冰雪开始融化了。It won't thaw (= snow and ice will not melt) for another three months. [I]三个月内冰雪不会融化。(fig.) I came in from the cold half an hour ago, but I'm only just beginning to thaw out (= get warm). [I]我半个小时前冒着风寒进来，现在刚有点暖和过来。(fig.) She was rather unfriendly to me at first, but she soon began to thaw (out) (= become friendlier). [I]她起初对我不大友好，但不久她开始变得随和了。☆ FREEZE
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