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🔑 freezeBrE /friːz/NAmE /friːz/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they freeze BrE /friːz/ NAmE /friːz/present simple - he / she / it freezes BrE /ˈfriːzɪz/ NAmE /ˈfriːzɪz/past simple froze BrE /frəʊz/ NAmE /froʊz/past participle frozen BrE /ˈfrəʊzn/ NAmE /ˈfroʊzn/ -ing form freezing BrE /ˈfriːzɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈfriːzɪŋ/➤become ice 结冰🔑 [I, T] to become hard, and often turn to ice, as a result of extreme cold; to make sth do this （使）冻结，结冰◆Water freezes at 0°C. 水在 0 摄氏度时结冰。◆It's so cold that even the river has frozen. 天气冷得河都封冻了。◆~ sthThe cold weather had frozen the ground. 寒冷的天气使地面都冻硬了。◆+ adj. The clothes froze solid on the washing line. 衣服在晒衣绳上冻成了硬块。 OPP thaw ➤of pipe/lock/machine 管子；锁；机器🔑 [I, T] if a pipe, lock or machine freezes, or sth freezes it, it becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used （使）冻住，冻堵◆~ (up) The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water. 水管已经冻了，我们接不到水。◆~ sth (up) Ten degrees of frost had frozen the lock on the car. 零下十摄氏度把轿车上的锁冻住了。➤of weather 天气🔑 [I] when it freezes, the weather is at or below 0° Celsius 冰冻；严寒◆It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside. 今夜可能有霜冻，把花草搬进屋来吧。➤be very cold 很冷🔑 [I, T] to be very cold; to be so cold that you die 极冷；（使）冻死◆Every time she opens the window we all freeze. 每次她开窗户，我们都冷得要死。◆Two men froze to death on the mountain. 两个男子在山上冻死了。◆~ sbTwo men were frozen to death on the mountain. 两个男子在山上冻死了。➤food 食物🔑 [T] ~ sthto keep food at a very low temperature in order to preserve it 冷冻贮藏；冷藏◆Can you freeze this cake? 你能不能把这个蛋糕冷藏起来？◆These meals are ideal for home freezing. 这些饭食很适合家庭冷藏。🔑 [I] to be able to be kept at a very low temperature 能冷冻贮藏◆Some fruits freeze better than others. 有些水果比其他的更适宜冷藏。➤stop moving 停住🔑 [I] to stop moving suddenly because of fear, etc. （因害怕等）停住不动；惊呆；吓呆◆I froze with terror as the door slowly opened. 门慢慢开启时我吓呆了。◆(figurative) The smile froze on her lips. 她脸上的笑容僵住了。◆The police officer shouted 'Freeze!' and the man dropped the gun. 警察大喊 “不许动！” 那个男人便放下了枪。➤computer 计算机 [I] when a computer screen freezes, you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system （屏幕）冻结➤film/movie 电影 [T] ~ sthto stop a film/movie or video in order to look at a particular picture 使定格◆Freeze the action there! 把这个画面定格在那里！ ➡ see also freeze-frame ➤wages/prices 工资；物价 [T] ~ sthto hold wages, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a period of time 使固定不动 SYN peg ◆Salaries have been frozen for the current year. 今年的工资已冻结。➤money/bank account 现金账；银行账户 [T] ~ sthto prevent money, a bank account, etc. from being used by getting a court order which bans it 冻结（资金、银行账户等）◆The company's assets have been frozen. 这家公司的资产已被冻结。 ●freeze your ˈblood●make your ˈblood freezeto make you extremely frightened or shocked 使人恐惧万分；令人毛骨悚然●stop/halt sb in their ˈtracks●stop/halt/freeze in your ˈtracksto suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you （使由于恐惧或吃惊）突然止步；（使）怔住◆The question stopped Alice in her tracks. 这个问题问得艾丽斯张口结舌无以答对。 ●ˌfreeze sb↔ˈout (of sth)(informal) to be deliberately unfriendly to sb, creating difficulties, etc. in order to stop or discourage them from doing sth or taking part in sth 排挤，排斥（使不能参与…）●ˌfreeze ˈoverto become completely covered by ice 冰封◆The lake freezes over in winter. 这个湖到冬天就全部封冻了。 🔑 freezeBrE /friːz/NAmE /friːz/ noun➤of wages/prices 工资；价格the act of keeping wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time 冻结◆a wage/price freeze 工资/物价的冻结➤stopping sth 停止 [usually sing.] ~ (on sth) the act of stopping sth 停止◆a freeze on imports 停止进口➤cold weather 寒冷天气 [usually sing.] (BrE) an unusually cold period of weather during which temperatures stay below 0° Celsius 冰冻期；严寒期◆Farmers still talk about the big freeze of '99. 农民至今还在谈论 1999 年的大严寒。(NAmE) a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0° Celsius 霜冻◆A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night. 据警报星期四夜间有霜冻。 |