freeze
- v.冻结;（屏幕）冻结;(使)结冰;冰冻;严寒;使定格;(使)冻堵;极冷;冷冻贮藏;（因害怕等）停住不动;使固定不动;能冷冻贮藏
- n.冻结;停止;霜冻;冰冻期;严寒期
freezeverb
结冰 become ice
（使）冻结，结冰
to become hard, and often turn to ice, as a result of extreme cold; to make sth do this
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。
The cold weather had frozen the ground.
寒冷的天气使地面都冻硬了。
The clothes froze solid on the washing-line.
衣服在晒衣绳上冻成了硬块。
管子；锁；机器 of pipe/lock/machine
（使）冻住，冻堵
if a pipe, lock or machine freezes , or sth freezes it, it becomes blocked with frozen liquid and therefore cannot be used
The pipes have frozen, so we've got no water.
水管已经冻了，我们接不到水。
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。
天气 of weather
冰冻；严寒
when it freezes , the weather is at or below 0˚ Celsius
It may freeze tonight, so bring those plants inside.
今夜可能有霜冻，把花草搬进屋来吧。
很冷 be very cold
极冷；（使）冻死
to be very cold; to be so cold that you die
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 death on the mountain.
两个男子在山上冻死了。
Two men were frozen to death on the mountain.
两个男子在山上冻死了。
食物 food
冷冻贮藏；冷藏
to keep food at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
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。
能冷冻贮藏
to be able to be kept at a very low temperature
Some fruits freeze better than others.
有些水果比其他的适宜于冷藏。
停住 stop moving
（因害怕等）停住不动；惊呆；吓呆
to stop moving suddenly because of fear, etc.
I froze with terror as the door slowly opened.
门慢慢开启时我吓呆了。
The smile froze on her lips.
她脸上的笑容僵住了。
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。
计算机 computer
（屏幕）冻结
when a computer screen freezes , you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system
电影 film/movie
使定格
to stop a film/movie or video in order to look at a particular picture
Freeze the action there!
把这个画面定格在那里！
工资；物价 wages/prices
使固定不动
to hold wages, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a period of time
Salaries have been frozen for the current year.
今年的工资已冻结。
现金账；银行账户 money/bank account
冻结（资金、银行账户等）
to prevent money, a bank account, etc. from being used by getting a court order which bans it
The company's assets have been frozen.
这家公司的资产已被冻结。
to make you extremely frightened or shocked
to suddenly make sb stop by frightening or surprising them; to suddenly stop because sth has frightened or surprised you
这个问题问得艾丽斯张口结舌无以答对。
The question stopped Alice in her tracks.
排挤，排斥（使不能参与…）
to be deliberately unfriendly to sb, creating difficulties, etc. in order to stop or discourage them from doing sth or taking part in sth
冰封
to become completely covered by ice
The lake freezes over in winter.
这个湖冬天全部封冻。
noun
工资；价格 of wages/prices
冻结
the act of keeping wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time
a wage/price freeze
工资 / 物价的冻结
停止 stopping sth
停止
the act of stopping sth
a freeze on imports
停止进口
寒冷天气 cold weather
冰冻期；严寒期
an unusually cold period of weather during which temperatures stay below 0˚ Celsius
Farmers still talk about the big freeze of '99.
农民至今还在谈论1999年的大严寒。
霜冻
a short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0˚ Celsius
A freeze warning was posted for Thursday night.
据警报星期四夜间有霜冻。
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V-ERG (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.If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes...
温度降到零摄氏度以下水就会结冰。
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V-ERG 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 .You can freeze the soup at this stage...
这时可以把汤冷冻起来。
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VERB (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.The water pipes will freeze.
水管会冻住。
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VERB (天气)冷到结冰的程度，冰冻
When it freezes outside, the temperature falls below freezing point.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？
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VERB 冻僵;感到极冷
If you freeze, you feel extremely cold.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。
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VERB 僵住;呆住;停住不动
If someone who is moving freezes, they suddenly stop and become completely still and quiet.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 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.They want the government to freeze prices...
他们希望政府冻结物价。
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VERB 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.Britain has already frozen its aid programme...
英国已冻结了其援助项目。
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VERB 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.The governor's action freezes 300,000 accounts...
州长采取的行动冻结了 30 万个账户。
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PHRASAL VERB 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.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 (表面)封冻，结冰
If something freezes over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice or other frozen substance.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。
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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....lavatories that often freeze up in winter...
在冬季经常完全冻住的抽水马桶
noun
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- fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level
- a freeze on hiring
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- an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement
- a halt in the arms race
- a nuclear freeze
- Synonym: halt
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- weather cold enough to cause freezing
- Synonym: frost
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- the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
- Synonym: freezing
verb
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- suddenly behave coldly and formally
- She froze when she saw her ex-husband
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- anesthetize by cold
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- be cold
- I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on
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- prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)
- Blocked funds
- Freeze the assets of this hostile government
- Synonym: block immobilize immobilise
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- stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it
- Suspend the aid to the war-torn country
- Synonym: suspend
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- change to ice
- The water in the bowl froze
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- cause to freeze
- Freeze the leftover food
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- change from a liquid to a solid when cold
- Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit
- Synonym: freeze out freeze down
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- stop moving or become immobilized
- When he saw the police car he froze
- Synonym: stop dead
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- be very cold, below the freezing point
- It is freezing in Kalamazoo
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The staff have agreed to a voluntary wage freeze .
全体员工已经同意自愿冻结工资。
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They want the government to freeze prices
他们希望政府冻结物价。
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The heat wasn 't on and the house was freezing .
暖气没有开，房子里冰冷。
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Two men were frozen to death on the mountain .
两个男子在山上冻死了。
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We were forced to work outside in freezing conditions .
我们被迫在户外天寒地冻的环境下工作。
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Farmers still talk about the big freeze of ' 99 .
农民至今还在谈论1999年的大严寒。
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It may freeze tonight , so bring those plants inside .
今夜可能有霜冻，把花草搬进屋来吧。
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I 'm not going in there ─ it 's freezing !
我不打算到那里面去，太冷了！
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It was so cold that the stream had frozen solid .
天气很冷，小河冻得结成冰了。
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Three people died in a multiple pile-up in freezing fog .
有三人死于冻雾引起的连环车祸中。
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The company 's assets have been frozen .
这家公司的资产已被冻结。
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Two men froze to death on the mountain .
两个男子在山上冻死了。
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I came home from the game frozen stiff .
我看完比赛回到家里，都快冻僵了。
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This afternoon 's sunshine could nudge the temperature above freezing .
今天下午的阳光可使温度达到冰点以上。
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The cold weather had frozen the ground .
寒冷的天气使地面都冻硬了。
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She had her eggs harvested and frozen for her own future use .
她的卵子已经采集下来，冷冻后以备她将来使用。
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Tonight temperatures will fall well below freezing .
今夜温度将远降至冰点以下。
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They went out in freezing conditions to shovel snow .
他们冒着严寒出去铲雪。
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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。
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The clothes on the washing line were frozen stiff .
挂在晾衣绳上的衣服冻硬了。
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The point at which the solid and the liquid are in equilibrium is called the freezing point .
固体和液体的平衡点叫做冰点。
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The temperatures remained below freezing all day .
气温一整天都保持在冰点以下。
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Some fruits freeze better than others .
有些水果比其他的适宜于冷藏。
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The ground was frozen solid .
地面冻得硬邦邦的。
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These meals are ideal for home freezing .
这些饭食很适合家庭冷藏。
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It 's freezing cold outside .
外面极为寒冷。
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It 's freezing cold .
天气寒冷彻骨。
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I froze with terror as the door slowly opened .
门慢慢开启时我吓呆了。
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She stared at him , frozen with shock .
她惊呆了，直瞪着他。
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It 's absolutely freezing outside .
外面冷得不得了。
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