freeze
verb
noun
friːz
verb
1
LIQUID
液体
if
a
liquid
or
something
wet
freezes
or
is
frozen,
it
becomes
hard
and
solid
because
the
temperature
is
very
cold
（使）结冰，（使）冻结;
I,T
The
lake
had
frozen
overnight.
湖上一夜之间就结了冰。
2
FOOD
食品
to
preserve
food
for
a
long
time
by
keeping
it
at
a
very
low
temperature,
or
to
be
preserved
in
this
way
冷藏; 冷冻
I,T
I
think
I’ll
freeze
that
extra
meat.
我打算把多余的肉冷冻起来。
Tomatoes
don’t
freeze
well.
番茄不宜冷冻。
3
MACHINE/ENGINE
机器/发动机
if
a
machine,
engine,
pipe
etc
freezes,
the
liquid
inside
it
becomes
solid
with
cold,
so
that
it
does
not
work
properly
冻住
I
The
water
pipes
have
frozen.
水管已经冻住了。
4
WEATHER
天气
if
it
freezes
outside,
the
temperature
falls
to
or
below
FREEZING
POINT
严寒; 冰冻
Do
you
think
it’ll
freeze
tonight?
你觉得今晚会结冰吗？
5
FEEL COLD
感到寒冷
to
feel
very
cold
感到很冷，冻僵
I
I
nearly
froze
to
death
watching
that
football
match.
看那场足球赛我差点冻死了。
6
WAGES/PRICES
工资/价格
if
a
government
or
company
freezes
wages,
prices
etc,
they
do
not
increase
them
for
a
period
of
time
使冻结〔在某种水平上〕
T
The
government
has
been
forced
to
cut
spending
and
freeze
public-sector
wages.
政府只得削减开支，冻结公营部门的工资。
7
MONEY/PROPERTY
钱/财产
to
legally
prevent
money
in
a
bank
from
being
spent,
property
from
being
sold
etc
冻结〔存款、财产等〕
T
The
court
froze
their
assets
.
法院冻结了他们的资产。
8
STOP MOVING
停止移动
to
stop
moving
suddenly
and
stay
completely
still
and
quiet
突然停止; 呆住
I
I
froze
and
listened;
someone
was
in
my
apartment.
我猛地停住仔细听: 有人在我的公寓里。
[+
with
]
She
froze
with
horror
.
她吓呆了。
9
FILM
电影
to
stop
a
film
or
video
in
order
to
be
able
to
look
at
a
particular
part
of
it
使定格;
T
He
froze
the
picture
on
the
screen.
他把屏幕上的画面定格。
10
sb’s blood freezes
10.
used
to
say
that
someone
is
very
frightened
or
shocked
某人血液凝固
I
heard
his
scream
and
felt
my
blood
freeze.
听到他的尖叫声，我觉得自己血液都凝固了。
11
to
deliberately
prevent
someone
from
being
involved
in
something,
by
making
it
difficult
for
them,
being
unkind
to
them
etc
排挤
Why
did
you
freeze
me
out?
你们为什么排挤我？
12
if
an
area
or
pool
of
water
freezes
over,
its
surface
turns
into
ice
〔表面〕结冰，封冻
The
lake
has
frozen
over.
湖面全结冰了。
13
if
a
machine,
engine,
or
pipe
freezes
up,
the
liquid
inside
becomes
solid
with
cold
so
that
it
does
not
work
properly
〔机器、引擎或管子〕冻住;
14
to
suddenly
be
unable
to
speak
or
act
normally
〔突然〕呆住
I
wouldn’t
know
what
to
say.
I’d
just
freeze
up.
我会不知道说什么好，整个人呆在那里的。
noun
15
a
time
when
people
are
not
allowed
to
increase
prices
or
pay
〔价格、工资等的〕冻结
C
a
price/pay/wage
freeze
[+
on
]
a
freeze
on
pay
rises
冻结加薪
16
the
stopping
of
some
activity
or
process
〔活动或过程的〕停止
C
[+
on
]
The
government
have
imposed
a
freeze
on
civil
service
appointments.
政府对公务员实行了人事冻结。
17
a
period
of
extremely
cold
weather
[英] 冰冻期，严寒期
singular 单数 | BrE
18
a
short
period
of
time,
especially
at
night,
when
the
temperature
is
extremely
low
[美] 〔尤指夜间的〕霜冻
C usually singular 一般用单数 | AmE