FREEZE

freeze

英[fri:z]

美[friz]

vt.使結冰，使凍僵；冷藏；嚇呆；凍結（存款，工資等）

vi.凝固，結冰；凍傷，凍死

n.凍結；嚴寒時期

根據《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》，意為：

V-T/V-I If a liquid or a substance containing a liquid freezes, or if something freezes it, it becomes solid because of low temperatures. 結冰

V-T/V-I 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. 冷藏

V-I When it freezes outside, the temperature falls below freezing point. 結冰

N-COUNT Freeze is also a noun. 冰凍

V-I If you freeze, you feel extremely cold. 感到極冷

V-I If someone who is moving freezes, they suddenly stop and become completely still and quiet. 呆住不動

V-T 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. 凍結 (物價或工資)

N-COUNT Freeze is also a noun. 凍結

V-T 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. 凍結 (銀行賬戶、基金或財產)

→ see also freezing, frozen

freezespace 冷凍區 ; 熱凍區

freeze over 全面結冰 ; 凍結超過 ; 凍結 ; 封凍

Freeze Selected 凍結所選擇的 ; 凍結選擇

Big Freeze 大凍結 ; 大寒冷 ; 大冰凍

Freeze point 冰點 ; 凝固點 ; 卡點

Freeze Panes 凍結窗格 ; 凍結窗口

GLITTER FREEZE 閃閃的冰凍

Freeze Unit 凍結單位 ; 凍結設備

freeze thawing 凍融

freeze用作動詞的基本意思是“結冰，凍結”“(使)凍僵，寒冷”,引申可表示對財政、金融或工資進行凍結，有時也可表示人像被凍結似的獃滯。

freeze既可用作及物動詞，也可用作不及物動詞。用作及物動詞時，接名詞或代詞作賓語，也可接以形容詞充當補足語的複合賓語，常用於被動結構。

freeze後接with或in,表示“因…而凍僵或戰慄”; 後接out,表示“擠掉，攆走”; 後接over表示“(湖水等)為冰所封”。

freeze作“嚴寒時期”解時，只用作單數名詞，可跟不定冠詞a連用。

freeze作“凍結”解時，指的是對工資、物價的凍結，可用作不可數名詞，也可用作可數名詞。

If the temperature drops below 0 ° C, water freezes.

溫度降到零攝氏度以下水就會結冰。

You can freeze the soup at this stage.

這時可以把湯冷凍起來。

The water pipes will freeze.

水管會凍住。

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麼辦？

The windows didn't fit at the bottom so for a while we froze even in the middle of summer.

窗子底下關不嚴，所以有一段時間即使是在盛夏我們也覺得很冷。