vi.
1. 結冰,凝固[(+up)]
When the thermometer is at 0 degree centigrade, water will freeze.
當溫度計降至攝氏零度時,水便會結冰。
2. 凍牢,凝住[(+up)]
3. (用it作主語)冰凍,嚴寒
It froze hard last night.
昨夜有嚴重冰凍。
4. 感到極冷;凍僵
I'm freezing!
我凍僵了!
5. (食物)可以冷藏
6. (因恐懼等)呆住;戰栗,變僵硬
She froze at the sound of a gun.
她壹聽到槍聲就嚇呆了。
7. 凍死;凍傷
8. 變得不友善;高傲[(+up)]
vt.
1. 使結冰,使凝固,使凍住[(+up)][O8]
The cold weather froze the lake.
寒冷的天氣把湖凍住了。
2. 使凍僵(或凍傷,凍死)[O8]
He was frozen stiff after sitting so long.
他坐了好長時間,人都凍僵了。
3. 用冷凍保藏(食物)
4. 使呆住;使戰栗
She froze her noisy children with a single look.
她壹瞪眼,她吵鬧的孩子們馬上動也不敢動。
5. 凍結(物價,工資,資產等);凍結(存款)
His salary was frozen at 200 dollars per week.
他的薪水凍結在每周二百美元的水平上。
n.[S]
1. 結冰;凝固;嚴寒期
Several people were found lying dead in the street during the big freeze last winter.
去冬嚴寒期街上發現好幾具屍體。
2. (物價,工資等的)凍結
The retired workers demanded a freeze on prices.
退休工人強烈要求凍結物價。