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thaw

[θɔ:] [θɔ]
  • 复数:thaws;
  • 第三人称单数:thaws;
  • 过去式:thawed;
  • 过去分词:thawed;
  • 现在分词:thawing;
  • 例句
    同义词
    柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
    • VERB
      (冰雪等)融化,融解,解冻
      When ice, snow, or something else that is frozen thaws, it melts.
      例句
      It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw... 天太冷了,雪根本化不了。 The ground has thawed. 地面解冻了。
    • N-COUNT
      (通常指冬末的)解冻时节,天气回暖期
      A thaw is a period of warmer weather when snow and ice melt, usually at the end of winter.
      例句
      We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw. 我们在初春解冻时节的泥泞中艰难行进。
    • V-ERG
      (使)(冷冻食品)解冻,融化
      When you thaw frozen food or when it thaws, you leave it in a place where it can reach room temperature so that it is ready for use.
      例句
      Always thaw pastry thoroughly... 每次都要保证油酥面团彻底解冻。 The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut. 冰箱里的食物在停电期间化开了。
    • V-ERG
      (使)(关系)回暖,缓和,改善
      If something thaws relations between people or if relations thaw, they become friendly again after a period of being unfriendly.
      例句
      At least this second meeting had helped to thaw the atmosphere... 这第二次会议至少起到了缓和气氛的作用。 It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw. 直到圣诞节政治关系才有所改善。
    英汉词典释义
    • vi.
      (冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化, 溶解
      The ice thawed in the sun. 冰在阳光下融化。
      (气候)解冻,天气暖和得使冰雪融化
      It thawed early last spring. 去年春天解冻得很早。
      软化, 暖和起来
      He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while. 在火堆旁坐了一会儿, 他觉得暖和起来了。
      (态度、感情等)缓和, 随和, 更友好
      His shyness thawed under her kindness. 他的羞怯在她的亲切态度之下消失了。
    • vt.
      使融化, 使缓和
      The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man. 小姑娘的微笑使发怒的老头缓和下来。
    • n.
      融化,解冻,解冻时期,融化季节
      The spring thaw caused heavy flooding. 春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。
      (足以解冻的)暖和天气
      A thaw has set in. 暖流来临了。
    英英词典释义
    • Noun
      1. the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid;
      "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster""the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours"
      2. warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt;
      "they welcomed the spring thaw"
      3. a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile;
      "the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
    • Verb
      1. become or cause to become soft or liquid;
      "The sun melted the ice""the ice thawed""the ice cream melted""The heat melted the wax""The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase""dethaw the meat"
    行业词典
    • 农学: 解冻;