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freeze verb | noun
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freeze / friz ; fri:z /verb (past tense froze) / froz ; frEJz / , (past participle frozen) / 5frozn ; 5frEJzEn /
1. LIQUID 液体, I,Tif 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;
⇒melt, thaw:
•The lake had frozen overnight.湖上一夜之间就结了冰。
2. FOOD 食品, I,Tto 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 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, Iif a machine, engine, pipe etc freezes, the liquid inside it becomes solid with cold, so that it does not work properly冻住:
•The water pipes have frozen.水管已经冻住了。
4. WEATHER 天气, it freezes 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, Ito feel very cold感到很冷，冻僵:
•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, Tif 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〕:
•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, Tto legally prevent money in a bank from being spent, property from being sold etc冻结〔存款、财产等〕:
•The court froze their assets .法院冻结了他们的资产。
8. STOP MOVING 停止移动, Ito 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, Tto 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.他把屏幕上的画面定格。
10. sb's blood freezes 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。
 PHRASAL VERBS 
freeze sb ↔ out
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？
freeze over
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。
freeze up
1. 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;SYNfreeze
2. 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。
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freezenoun
1. Ca time when people are not allowed to increase prices or pay〔价格、工资等的〕冻结:
a price / pay / wage freeze价格/工资冻结
[+ on ]
•a freeze on pay rises冻结加薪
2. Cthe stopping of some activity or process〔活动或过程的〕停止:
[+ on ]
•The government have imposed a freeze on civil service appointments.政府对公务员实行了人事冻结。
3. sing.BrEa period of extremely cold weather冰冻期，严寒期
4. C usually singularAmEa short period of time, especially at night, when the temperature is extremely low〔尤指夜间的〕霜冻
⇒DEEP FREEZE

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