单词 | freeze-up |
释义 | freeze-upn. The condition of being stopped by frost or ice; a period in which land or water is frozen, esp. so as to prevent travel; an area so affected: a frozen condition (as of a water tank, engine-cylinder jacket, etc.). Also transferred and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > [noun] > the condition of being stopped by frost or ice freeze-up1876 the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > cold weather > [noun] > freezing or frosty weather freezec1440 frostiness1653 freeze-up1876 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > frozen condition frozenness1653 congealedness1664 congelation1686 freeze-up1876 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > [noun] > frozen condition > freezing or becoming frozen freezinga1398 congelationc1540 glaciation1646 congealing1762 gelation1854 freeze-up1876 1876 Oregon Weekly Tribune (The Dalles) 29 Jan. 3/2 We hope to see the day when..all the inhabitants east of the Cascades will not be detrimentally affected by any freeze-up which may occur. 1879 Lumberman's Gaz. 19 Dec. Most of the saw mills..get as much of their stock into lumber before the freeze-up. 1882 Golden (N.M.) Retort 28 July 3/2 He says a freeze-up occurred from insufficient fluxing, but thinks the smelter will start up again soon. 1904 J. Lynch Three Years Klondike 129 A couple of steam-engines had been..brought to Dawson last October just before the freeze-up. 1912 Motor Man. (ed. 14) 177 If the motor-house is continually heated..there will be no risk of a freeze-up. 1915 J. London Lost Face 116 The freeze-up came on when we were at the mouth of Henderson Creek. 1942 W. Lewis Let. 30 Apr. (1963) 320 Meanwhile we are heading for an economic freeze-up. 1948 A. L. Rand Mammals E. Rockies 2/3 Spreading out over the..forested plains after the freeze-up. 1963 Daily Tel. 28 Jan. 18/2 (headline) ‘Freeze-up’ in talks with Treasury. 1964 Ann. Reg. 1963 p. xvii One of the longest and most severe winters on record.., with a freeze-up that lasted in Britain well into March. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1876 |
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