| 释义 |
Noun: freezing freezing- The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- freeze
Verb: freeze (froze,frozen) freez- Change to ice
"The water in the bowl froze" - Stop moving or become immobilized
"When he saw the police car he froze"
- stop dead - Be cold
"I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" - Cause to freeze
"Freeze the leftover food" - Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- suspend - Be very cold, below the freezing point
"It is freezing in Kalamazoo" - Change from a liquid to a solid when cold
"Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
- freeze out, freeze down - Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
"Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
- block, immobilize, immobilise [Brit] - Anesthetize by cold
- Suddenly behave coldly and formally
"She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
Derived forms: freezings See also: freezer Type of: act, alter, anaesthetise [Brit], anaesthetize [Brit, Cdn], anesthetise [Brit], anesthetize [N. Amer], behave, break, change, change state, chilling, cooling, do, interrupt, keep back, modify, phase change, phase transition, physical change, put out, put under, solidify, stand still, state change, suffer, temperature reduction, turn, withhold Antonym: boil, unfreeze Encyclopedia: Freeze Freeze, The Freezing |