| 释义 |
refrigerate
I. refrigerate adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare
1. obsolete : refrigerated
2. obsolete : refrigerant
II. re·frig·er·ate \-jəˌrāt, usu -ād.+V\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Latin refrigeratus, past participle of refrigerare, from re- + frigerare to make cool, from frigor-, frigus coolness, frost, cold — more at frigid
transitive verb
1. : to cause to become cool : make or keep cold or cool; specifically : to freeze or chill (food) for preservation
2. : to extract heat from (as a body, a substance) by lowering the temperature of the body and by keeping its temperature below that of its surroundings
intransitive verb
: to become cool or cold |