| [/friːz; friz/] v (pt froze [/frəuz; froz/], pp frozen [/ˈfrəuzn; ˋfrozn/]) 用法:
1 [I, Tn] (esp of water) change or be changed from liquid to solid by extreme cold （尤指水）结冰; 凝固:
Water freezes at 0C. 水在0C时结冰. *
The severe cold froze the pond. 天气寒冷池塘结了冰. Cf 参看 thaw. =>Usage at water1 用法见water1. 用法:
2 [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sth) (up) (cause sth to) become full of ice or hardened with ice （使某物）结满冰或由於结冰变硬:
The land itself freezes (up) in such low temperatures. 温度这麽低, 地都冻硬了. *
Our (water) pipes froze (up) (ie were blocked with ice) last winter. 去年冬天, 我们的（水）管子冻了. *
The clothes were frozen on the washing-line. 衣服在晾衣绳上冻住了. 用法:
3 [I] (used with it 与it连用) (of weather) be so cold that water turns to ice; be extremely cold （指天气）冷得使水结成冰, 严寒:
It's freezing outside! 外面冷极了! *
It may freeze tonight, so make sure the plants are covered. 今晚大概会有霜冻, 一定要把花草都遮盖好. 用法:
4 [I, Tn only passive 只用於被动语态] (cause a person or an animal to) be or feel very cold; (cause to) die from cold （使人或动物）冷或觉得很冷; （使）冻死:
Shut the window I'm freezing! 关上窗户--我冷极了! *
Two men froze to death/were frozen to death on the mountain. 有两个人在山上冻死了. 用法:
5 [I, Tn] (of food, etc) be able to be preserved by being stored at a temperature below freezing-point; preserve (food, etc), in this way （指食物等）能冷冻储藏; 冷藏（食物等）:
Some fruits don't freeze well at all. 有些水果根本就不能冷藏. *
I'll buy extra meat and just freeze it. 我要多买些肉冷藏起来. *
Strawberries don't taste nice if they've been frozen. 草莓若冷冻就不好吃了. *
a packet of frozen peas 一包冷藏豌豆. 用法:
6 [I, Tn] (cause a person or an animal to) stop suddenly; make or become unable to move, speak, or act, because of fear, shock, etc （使人或动物）突然停住; （因恐惧、 震惊等）使得或变得不能活动、 说话或行动; 惊呆; 吓呆:
Ann froze with terror as the door opened silently. 门一声不响地开了, 把安吓呆了. *
The sudden bang froze us in our tracks. 突然砰的一响, 顿时把我们惊呆了. 用法:
7 [Tn] hold (wages, prices, etc) at a fixed level officially for a period of time 稳定（工资、 物价等）:
freeze wages, prices, fares, etc 稳定工资、 物价、 车费等. 用法:
8 [Tn] not allow (money or assets) to be used or exchanged, usu by government order 冻结（钱或资产）:
freeze a society's funds 冻结一团体的基金 *
frozen assets 被冻结的资产. 用法:
9 (idm 习语) freeze one's blood/make one's blood freeze fill one with feelings of fear and horror 使充满害怕、 恐怖的感觉:
The sight of the masked gunman made my blood freeze. 我一看见那个持枪的蒙面人就吓得浑身冰凉. 用法:
10 (phr v) freeze sb out (infml) exclude sb from business or from society by harsh competition or unfriendly behaviour （以残酷的竞争或敌意的态度）将某人（从生意或团体中）逼走, 挤走:
Small shops are being frozen out by the big supermarkets. 小 子都要让大超级市场给挤垮了. freeze (sth) over (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) (cause sth to) become covered by ice （使某物）被冰封住:
The lake was frozen over until late spring. 那湖全让冰封住了, 到晚春才解冻. freeze (sth) up (usu passive 通常用於被动语态) freeze (sth) so as to prevent normal use 冻住（某物）（以至妨碍正常使用）:
The window has frozen up and I can't open it. 窗户给冻上了, 我打不开. freeze 2
n 用法:
1 (also `freeze-up) period of weather during which temperatures are below freezing-point 冰冻期; 严寒期:
last year's big freeze 去年的严寒期 *
After the last freeze-up we put insulation round the pipes. 我们在上个冰冻期之後把管道用保温材料裹上了. 用法:
2 official fixing of wages, prices, etc for a period of time （官方对工资、 物价等的）冻结:
a wage/price freeze 工资[物价]冻结. |