短語
freeze / fri?z ; friz /
英 / fri?z /
( past tense froze , past participle frozen )
1
LIQUID 液體
[I,T] if a liquid or something wet freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because the temperature is very cold （使）結冰，（使）凍結
→ melt ; thaw
The lake had frozen overnight.
湖上壹夜之間就結了冰。
2
FOOD 食品
[I,T] to preserve food for a long time by keeping it at a very low temperature, or to be preserved in this way 冷藏；冷凍
I think I’ll freeze that extra meat.
我想把多余的肉冷凍起來。
Tomatoes don’t freeze well.
番茄不宜冷凍。
3
MACHINE/ENGINE 機器/發動機
[I] if a machine, engine, pipe etc freezes, the liquid inside it becomes solid with cold, so that it does not work properly 凍住
The water pipes have frozen.
水管已經凍住了。
4
WEATHER 天氣
it freezes
if it freezes outside, the temperature falls to or below freezing point 冰凍；嚴寒
Do you think it’ll freeze tonight?
妳覺得今晚會上凍嗎？
5
FEEL COLD 感到寒冷
[I] to feel very cold 感到很冷，凍僵
I nearly froze to death watching that football match.
看那場足球賽差點把我凍死了。
6
WAGES/PRICES 工資/價格
[T] if a government or company freezes wages, prices etc, they do not increase them for a period of time 凍結〔工資、物價等〕
The government has been forced to cut spending and freeze public-sector wages.
政府只得削減開支，凍結公營部門的工資。
7
MONEY/PROPERTY 錢/財產
[T] to legally prevent money in a bank from being spent, property from being sold etc 凍結〔存款、財產等〕
The court froze their assets .
法院凍結了他們的資產。
8
STOP MOVING 停止移動
[I] to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet 突然停止；呆住
I froze and listened; someone was in my apartment.
我突然停下來仔細聽: 有人在我的公寓裏。
[+ with ]
She froze with horror .
她嚇呆了。
9
FILM 電影
[T] to stop a film or video in order to be able to look at a particular part of it 使定格
→ freeze-frame
He froze the picture on the screen.
他把屏幕上的畫面定格。
10
sb’s blood freezes
used to say that someone is very frightened or shocked 某人血液凝固〔指十分驚恐〕
I heard his scream and felt my blood freeze.
聽到他的尖叫聲，我覺得自己血液都凝固了。