thawing
present participle ofthaw
| 单词 | thawing |
| 释义 | thawing present participle ofthaw thaw verb uk/θɔː/us/θɑː/thawverb(BECOME NOT FROZEN)[IorT] to (causeto)changefrom asolid,frozenstateto aliquidorsoftone, because of anincreaseintemperature: Allow themeatto thawcompletelybeforecookingit. Thesuncame out and thawed theice. It'sbeginningto thaw(= theweatheriswarmenough forsnowandicetomelt). Compare freezeverb(COLD) Precipitation: snow & ice
thawverb(BECOME FRIENDLY)[I] tobecomefriendlieror morerelaxed: Thereportshowsthatrelationsbetween the twoenemiesmay be thawing. Calming and relaxing
Phrasal verbthaw out Examplesofthawingthawing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The column was subjected to several cycles of top-down freezing andthawingto simulate an active layer. From theCambridge English Corpus Samples were then boiled for 30 min and subjected to 2 cycles of freezing andthawing. From theCambridge English Corpus This large effective porosity allows the ingress of water within the grains, with potential damage to the grain upon freezing andthawing. From theCambridge English Corpus In this study, the tolerance of algae and cyanobacteria to freezing,thawingand freezing-drying stresses was evaluated by short-term (days to months) low-temperature experiments. From theCambridge English Corpus These particular populations have a substantially decreased lag phase afterthawingcompared to their progenitors, contributing to their improved fitness during the growth phase. From theCambridge English Corpus Afterthawing, the samples were assayed in duplicate analyses using a standard time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay. From theCambridge English Corpus Afterthawing, the viscera, eyes and air sacs were removed and examined for helminths. From theCambridge English Corpus The two methods yielded similar results in terms of cell survival afterthawingand subculture for routine cell work in the laboratory. From theCambridge English Corpus Elevated frequencies of micronuclei in cultured human fibroblasts after freezing andthawing. From theCambridge English Corpus The influence of different equilibration time before freezing and different rehydration methods afterthawingwas also studied. From theCambridge English Corpus In vitro fertilization capacity of fresh and cryopreserved human spermatozoa: a comparative study of freezing andthawingprocedures. From theCambridge English Corpus Survival of rat embryos after freezing andthawing. From theCambridge English Corpus It is suggested thatthawingof poultry is a proxy measure for consumption of poultry that has been frozen. From theCambridge English Corpus About 70 % of the permafrost samples did not contain any viable algae after primarythawing. From theCambridge English Corpus During the experiments, the microorganisms were subjected to freezing, frozen inactivity andthawing. From theCambridge English Corpus 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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