1. (使)凍結(jié);(使)結(jié)冰;(使)凝固
    If a liquid or a substance containing a liquid freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes solid because of low temperatures.

    e.g. If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...
           溫度降到零攝氏度以下水就會結(jié)冰。
    e.g. The ground froze solid.
           地面凍實(shí)了。

2. 冷凍(食物等)
    If you freeze something such as food, you preserve it by storing it at a temperature below freezing point. You can also talk about how well food freezes .

    e.g. You can freeze the soup at this stage...
           這時可以把湯冷凍起來。
    e.g. Most fresh herbs will freeze successfully.
           大多數(shù)新鮮的芳草都很適宜冷凍貯藏。

3. (管子、機(jī)器等因液體結(jié)冰)凍得堵塞，凍牢
    If something such as a pipe or machine freezes, it becomes blocked or stiff with ice or frozen liquid.

freeze的近義詞

    e.g. The water pipes will freeze.
           水管會凍住。

4. (天氣)冷到結(jié)冰的程度，冰凍
    When it freezes outside, the temperature falls below freezing point.

freeze的近義詞

    e.g. What if it rained and then froze all through those months?
           要是那幾個月一直又下雨又冰凍怎么辦？

5. 凍僵;感到極冷
    If you freeze, you feel extremely cold.

    e.g. The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer...
           窗子底下關(guān)不嚴(yán)，所以有一段時間即使是在盛夏我們也覺得很冷。
    e.g. Your hands will freeze doing this.
           做這個手會凍僵的。

6. 僵住;呆住;停住不動
    If someone who is moving freezes, they suddenly stop and become completely still and quiet.

    e.g. She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
           當(dāng)手電筒的光照到她身上時她僵住了。

7. 凍結(jié)，限定(物價、工資等)
    If the government or a company freeze things such as prices or wages, they state officially that they will not allow them to increase for a fixed period of time.

    e.g. They want the government to freeze prices...
           他們希望政府凍結(jié)物價。
    e.g. Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
           工資已被凍結(jié)，工人也下崗了。

8. 凍結(jié)，暫停(計劃、進(jìn)程等)
    If a government freezes a plan or process, they state officially that they will not allow it to continue for a period of time.

freeze的反義詞

    e.g. Britain has already frozen its aid programme...
           英國已凍結(jié)了其援助項目。
    e.g. Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
           外交關(guān)系直到今年8月才解凍。

9. 凍結(jié)，查封(銀行賬戶、基金、財產(chǎn)等)
    If someone in authority freezes something such as a bank account, fund, or property, they obtain a legal order which states that it cannot be used or sold for a particular period of time.

    e.g. The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts...
           州長采取的行動凍結(jié)了 30 萬個賬戶。
    e.g. Under these laws, he said, Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen.
           他說根據(jù)這些法規(guī)，賴斯先生的資產(chǎn)可能已經(jīng)被凍結(jié)了。

10. 排擠;逐出;擠對
    If you freeze someone out of an activity or situation, you prevent them from being involved in it by creating difficulties or by being unfriendly.

    e.g. Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business.
           其他商人則想方設(shè)法地要把我們排擠出這個生意圈。

11. (表面)封凍，結(jié)冰
      If something freezes over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice or other frozen substance.

freeze

      e.g. The air temperature was well below freezing, and lakes and rivers froze over...
             氣溫遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)低于零度，湖面和河面都封凍了。
      e.g. The lakes are still frozen over.
             湖面還結(jié)著冰。

12. (使)完全被冰覆蓋(或堵塞)
      If something freezes up or if something freezes it up, it becomes completely covered or blocked with ice.

      e.g. ...lavatories that often freeze up in winter...
             在冬季經(jīng)常完全凍住的抽水馬桶
      e.g. Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
             冰可能會凍死他們的魚雷發(fā)射裝置。

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