thaws是什么意思？

thaws

• n. （足以解冻的）暖和天气( thaw的名词复数 )，（敌对国家之间）关系缓和；
• v. （气候）解冻( thaw的第三人称单数 )，（态度、感情等）缓和，（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化，软化；

例句

• When ice thaws, its molecular structure collapses. 当冰消融时, 其分子结构崩溃.
• It thaws in March here. 在此地化雪的季节是三月.
• The sun at noon thaws the ice on the road. 中午的阳光很快把路上的冰融化了.
• Frozen food thaws or defrosts when we take it out of the freezer. 冷冻的食物从冷藏室取出解冻,用thaw或defrost均可.

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• 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。