[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](使)冻结；(使)结冰；(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.
[V]
[V adj]
[V n]
[V-ed]
[Also V n adj]
If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...
温度降到零摄氏度以下水就会结冰。
The ground froze solid.
地面冻实了。
...the discovery of how to freeze water at higher temperatures.
如何在较高温度下令水结冰的发现
...frozen puddles.
结冰的小水坑
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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]冷冻(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 .
[V n]
[V adv]
You can freeze the soup at this stage...
这时可以把汤冷冻起来。
Most fresh herbs will freeze successfully.
大多数新鲜的芳草都很适宜冷冻贮藏。
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[VERB 动词](管子、机器等因液体结冰)冻得堵塞，冻牢 If something such as a pipe or machine freezes, it becomes blocked or stiff with ice or frozen liquid.
[V]
The water pipes will freeze.
水管会冻住。
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[VERB 动词](天气)冷到结冰的程度，冰冻 When it freezes outside, the temperature falls below freezing point.
[it V]
[with supp]
What if it rained and then froze all through those months?
要是那几个月一直又下雨又冰冻怎么办？
Freeze is also a noun.
The trees were damaged by a freeze in December.
那些树因为 12 月里的一次冰冻而遭到毁坏。
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[VERB 动词]冻僵；感到极冷 If you freeze, you feel extremely cold.
[V]
The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer...
窗子底下关不严，所以有一段时间即使是在盛夏我们也觉得很冷。
Your hands will freeze doing this.
做这个手会冻僵的。
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[VERB 动词]僵住；呆住；停住不动 If someone who is moving freezes, they suddenly stop and become completely still and quiet.
[V]
[WRITTEN 笔语]
She froze when the beam of the flashlight struck her.
当手电筒的光照到她身上时她僵住了。
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[VERB 动词]冻结，限定(物价、工资等) 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.
[V n]
[BUSINESS 商]
They want the government to freeze prices...
他们希望政府冻结物价。
Wages have been frozen and workers laid off.
工资已被冻结，工人也下岗了。
Freeze is also a noun.
A wage freeze was imposed on all staff earlier this month.
这个月早些时候，所有员工的工资都被冻结了。
...a freeze on the prices of consumer goods.
消费品价格的限定
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[VERB 动词]冻结，暂停(计划、进程等) If a government freezes a plan or process, they state officially that they will not allow it to continue for a period of time.
[V n]
Britain has already frozen its aid programme...
英国已冻结了其援助项目。
Diplomatic relations were frozen until August this year.
外交关系直到今年8月才解冻。
Freeze is also a noun.
...a freeze in nuclear weapons programs.
核武器项目的冻结
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[VERB 动词]See also:
freezing
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frozen
；冻结，查封(银行账户、基金、财产等) 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.
[V n]
[BUSINESS 商]
The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts...
州长采取的行动冻结了 30 万个账户。
Under these laws, he said, Mr. Rice's assets could have been frozen.
他说根据这些法规，赖斯先生的资产可能已经被冻结了。
Freeze is also a noun.
...a freeze on private savings.
个人存款的冻结
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词]排挤；逐出；挤对 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.
[V n P of n]
[Also V n P]
Other traders did everything they could to freeze us out of the business.
其他商人则想方设法地要把我们排挤出这个生意圈。
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[PHRASAL VERB 短语动词](表面)封冻，结冰 If something freezes over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice or other frozen substance.
[V P]
[V-ed P]
The air temperature was well below freezing, and lakes and rivers froze over...
气温远远低于零度，湖面和河面都封冻了。
The lakes are still frozen over.
湖面还结着冰。
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[PHRASAL VERB-ERG ](使)完全被冰覆盖(或堵塞) If something freezes up or if something freezes it up, it becomes completely covered or blocked with ice.
[V P]
[V P n (not pron)]
[Also V n P]
...lavatories that often freeze up in winter...
在冬季经常完全冻住的抽水马桶
Ice could freeze up their torpedo release mechanisms.
冰可能会冻死他们的鱼雷发射装置。
相关词组：
freeze out
freeze over
freeze up
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freeze★/friːz; NAmEfriːz/
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freezefreezesfrozefreezingfrozenverb★(froze/frəʊz; NAmEfroʊz/fro·zen/ˈfrəʊzn; NAmEˈfroʊzn/)become ice 结冰1★[intransitive , transitive ]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。freezesth ◆The cold weather had frozen the ground.寒冷的天气使地面都冻硬了。+ adj.◆The clothes froze solidon 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2★[intransitive , transitive ]if a pipe, lock or machine freezes,or sth freezesit, it becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used （使）冻住，冻堵freeze(up) ◆The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water.水管已经结冰堵住了，我们接不到水。freezesth (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3★[intransitive ]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4★[intransitive , transitive ]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 deathon the mountain. 两个男子在山上冻死了。freezesb ◆Two men were frozen to death on the mountain.两个男子在山上冻死了。food 食物5★[transitive ]freezesth to 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。6★[intransitive ]to be able to be kept at a very low temperature 能冷冻贮藏的◆Some fruits freeze better than others.有些水果比其他的适宜于冷藏。stop moving 停住7★[intransitive ]to stop moving suddenly because of fear, etc. （因害怕等）不动，停住；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.她保持着微笑的表情。◆The police officer shouted ‘Freeze!’ and the man dropped the gun.警察大喊“不准动！”那个男人便放下了枪。computer 计算机8[intransitive ]when a computer screen freezes,you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system （荧幕）冻结film/movie 电影9[transitive ]freezesth to 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10[transitive ]freezesth to 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11[transitive ]freezesth to 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。IDIOMfreeze your ˈblood | make your ˈblood freezeto make you extremely frightened or shocked 使人恐怖万分；令人毛骨悚然☞more at
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n.PHRASAL VERBSˌfreeze sb↔ˈout (of sth)( informal) to be deliberately unfriendly to sb, creating difficulties, etc. in order to stop or discouragethem 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.这个湖冬天全让冰封住。nounof wages/prices 工资；价格1the 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2[usually singular ]freeze(on sth) the act of stopping sth 停止◆a freeze on imports停止进口cold weather 寒冷天气3[usually singular ]( 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 freezeof '99. 农民至今还在谈论 1999 年的大严寒。4( 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。freeze/friːz; NAmEfriːz/froze/frəʊz; NAmEfroʊz/fro·zen/ˈfrəʊzn; NAmEˈfroʊzn/
1liquid [intransitive, transitive] if a liquid or something wet freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because the temperature is very cold → melt, thaw: The lake had frozen overnight.2food [intransitive, transitive] to preserve food for a long time by keeping it at a very low temperature, or to be preserved in this way: I think I’ll freeze that extra meat. Tomatoes don’t freeze well.3machine/engine [intransitive] if a machine, engine, pipe etc freezes, the liquid inside it becomes solid with cold, so that it does not work properly: The water pipes have frozen.4weather it freezes if it freezes outside, the temperature falls to or below freezing point: Do you think it’ll freeze tonight?5feel cold [intransitive] to feel very cold: I nearly froze to death watching that football match.6wages/prices [transitive] if a government or company freezes wages, prices etc, they do not increase them for a period of time: The government has been forced to cut spending and freeze public-sector wages.7money/property [transitive] to legally prevent money in a bank from being spent, property from being sold etc: The court froze their assets.8stop moving [intransitive] to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet: I froze and listened; someone was in my apartment.freeze with She froze with horror.9film [transitive] to stop a DVD or video in order to be able to look at a particular part of it → freeze-frame: He froze the picture on the screen.10somebody’s blood freezes used to say that someone is very frightened or shocked: I heard his scream and felt my blood freeze.freeze out phrasal verbto deliberately prevent someone from being involved in something, by making it difficult for them, being unkind to them etc: Why did you freeze me out?freeze over phrasal verbif an area or pool of water freezes over, its surface turns into ice: The lake has frozen over.freeze up phrasal verb1if a machine, engine, or pipe freezes up, the liquid inside becomes solid with cold so that it does not work properlySYN freeze2to suddenly be unable to speak or act normally: I wouldn’t know what to say. I’d just freeze up.
freeze1 verb
freeze2 noun
freezefreeze2 ●○○ noun
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1[countable] a time when people are not allowed to increase prices or paya price/pay/wage freezefreeze on a freeze on pay rises2[countable] the stopping of some activity or processfreeze on The government have imposed a freeze on civil service appointments.3[singular] British English a period of extremely cold weather4[countable usually singular] American English a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is extremely low →
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