词汇 | freeze |
释义 | freeze (noun) freeze 6 ENTRIES FOUND: freeze (verb) freeze (noun) freeze-dry (verb) freeze-frame (noun) deep freeze (noun) hell (noun) 1 freeze /ˈfriːz/ verb freezes; froze /ˈfroʊz/ ; frozen /ˈfroʊzn̩/ ; freezing 1 freeze /ˈfriːz/ verb freezes; froze /ˈfroʊz/ ; frozen /ˈfroʊzn̩/ ; freezing Learner's definition of FREEZE 1 : to be become a hard substance (such as ice) because of cold冷冻;结冰 [no object] Water freezes (in)to ice.水结成冰。 The pond froze over. [=the surface of the pond froze]池塘封冻了。 The pond froze solid. [=the water in the pond froze completely]池塘完全结冰了。 [+ object] The low temperature froze the river (over).低温使河(完全)封冻了。 2 [no object] : to be very cold变得很冷;冻僵 The children are going to freeze out there without their coats.孩子们在户外不穿大衣会冻僵的。 She nearly froze to death. [=nearly died from the cold]她差点被冻死。 3 : to become blocked or unable to move because of ice(因结冰而)冻住 [no object] The water pipes froze.水管冻住了。 My car doors froze.我的车门冻住了。 [+ object] The cold weather froze the water pipes.寒冷的天气把水管冻住了。 4 : to preserve (food) by storing it in a very cold place冷冻贮存;冷藏 [+ object] We froze the leftovers. [=we put the leftovers in the freezer]我们把剩下的饭菜冷藏起来。 [no object] Some vegetables don't freeze well.有些蔬菜不适合冷冻贮存。 5 a [no object] : to stop moving : to become completely still停住;僵住(不动) The guard ordered him to freeze.守卫命令他不许动。 The deer froze in the road as the car approached it.汽车开近了,鹿仍停在路上不动。 b [no object] : to become unable to do or say anything无言以对;发愣 She froze (up) when the teacher asked her a difficult question.老师提了一个很难的问题把她问懵了。 c [no object] : to stop working停止工作 The engine suddenly froze.发动机突然停了。 My computer has frozen (up) again.我的电脑又崩溃了。 d [+ object] : to cause (a person or animal) to stop moving使(人或动物)僵住不动 A fake by the quarterback froze the defender.四分卫的一个假动作让后卫僵住不动了。 The lights of the approaching car froze the deer.迎面而来的汽车的灯光把鹿吓呆了。 6 [+ object] a : to stop (something, such as prices or wages) from changing or increasing使(物价或工资等)固定不动 The government froze prices on certain materials.政府冻结了某些材料的价格。 The struggling company had to freeze wages and eliminate several jobs.这家不景气的公司不得不冻结工资,减少一些岗位。 b : to stop (money or property) from being used, spent, etc.冻结(钱财) The government has frozen foreign assets.政府冻结了外国资产。 freeze out [phrasal verb] freeze out (someone) or freeze (someone) out : to not allow (someone) to be included in an activity or group排挤 a politician who is being frozen out by former supporters who accuse him of betraying the party因被指控背叛政党而遭到曾经的支持者们排挤的政客 frozen stiff — see 2stiff when hell freezes over — see hell — freezing adjective or adverb Turn up the heat—I'm freezing (to death)! [=I'm very cold]把暖气打开吧,我快冻死了! It's freezing in here!这里太冷了! The weather has been freezing [=very cold] lately.最近天气太冷了。 freezing weather严寒的天气 It's freezing cold [=very cold] in here!这里好冷啊! 2 freeze /ˈfriːz/ noun plural freezes 2 freeze /ˈfriːz/ noun plural freezes Learner's definition of FREEZE [count] 1 : a period in which the weather is very cold : a time when temperatures are below 32°F or 0°C严寒期;冰冻期 The freeze destroyed many oranges.严寒冻坏了很多橙子。 2 : a stop in the increase, decrease, or change of prices or wages冻结 a six-month wage freeze = a six-month freeze on wages六个月的工资冻结 a price freeze价格冻结 |
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