freeze

freeze
(past froze ; past participle frozen )

[no obj.](of a liquid) be turned into ice or another solid as a result of extreme cold
（液体）结冰；冻结；凝固
in the winter the milk froze.
冬天里牛奶冻了起来。
■[with obj.]turn (a liquid) into ice or another solid in such a way
使（液体）结冰，使（液体）冻结
■(of something wet or containing liquid) become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice
（湿的或盛液体的东西）被冰堵塞（或覆盖、冻僵硬）
the pipes had frozen.
管子冻住了。
[with obj.]cause (something wet or containing liquid) to become blocked, covered, or rigid with ice.
使（湿的或盛液体的东西）被冰堵塞（或覆盖、冻僵硬）。
[with complement]the ground was frozen hard.
地面冻得发硬了。
■be or feel so cold that one is near death (often used hyperbolically)
极冷；感到极冷；冻死（常用于夸张），冻僵
you'll freeze to death standing there.
站在那儿你会冻死的。
■[with obj.](of the weather) cause (someone) to feel so cold that they are near death
（天气）使感到极冷
■(of the weather) be at or below freezing
（气温）达到冰点或冰点以下
at night it froze again.
晚上气温又降到零度以下。
■[with obj.]deprive (a part of the body) of feeling, especially by the application of a chilled anaesthetic substance
（尤指用冷冻法麻醉）使（身体的某一部位）失去知觉
■[with obj.]treat (someone) with a cold manner; stare coldly at (someone)
冷待（某人）；瞪眼看（某人）
she would freeze him with a look when he tried to talk to her.
当他试图和她讲话时，她会冷冰冰地瞪着他。
[with obj.]store (something) at a very low temperature in order to preserve it
以低温保存
the cake can be frozen.
蛋糕可以低温保存。
■[no obj., with complement](of food) be able to be preserved in such a way
（食物）可低温保存
this soup freezes well.
这种汤用低温保存效果很好。
[no obj.]become suddenly motionless or paralysed with fear or shock
（因恐惧、震惊而）呆住，僵住，愣住
she froze in horror.
她吓呆了。
some people freeze up and look completely false.
一些人会突然变得呆若木鸡，看上去却完全不像是真的。
■stop moving when ordered or directed
（当被命令或指示时）停住不动
[with obj.]hold (something) at a fixed level or in a fixed state for a period of time
冻结；使固定在某水平（或状态）一段时间
new spending on defence was to be frozen.
新的防务开支将被冻结。
■prevent (assets) from being used for a period of time
冻结（资产）
the charity's bank account has been frozen.
这个慈善团体的银行账户已被冻结。
■stop (a moving image) at a particular frame when filming or viewing
（摄影或观看影片或录像时）使（活动的图像）定格
the camera will set fast shutter speeds to freeze the action.
摄影机将设定高速快门来定格这一动作。
■[no obj.](of a computer screen) become temporarily locked because of system problems
（计算机屏幕因系统故障）被暂时锁定

noun

an act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state
冻结
workers faced a pay freeze.
工人们面临着工资冻结。
■short for freeze-frame
freeze-frame 的简称
(informal)a period of frost or very cold weather
(非正式)冰冻期；严寒期
the big freeze surprised the weathermen.
那次大寒让气象员们觉得意外。

常用词组
freeze one's blood (或 one's blood freezes)

fill (or be filled) with a sudden feeling of great fear or horror
使（某人）惊呆

派生
freezable
adjective
frozenly
adverb
语源

Old English frēosan (in the phrase hit frēoseth 'it is freezing, it is so cold that water turns to ice'), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriezen and German frieren, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pruina 'hoar frost' and frost

继承用法
freeze someone out

(informal)behave in a hostile or obstructive way so as to exclude someone from something
(非正式)（用敌对或阻碍手段）逼走；将…逐出

freeze on to

(informal, dated)hold on tightly or be very attentive to
(非正式，旧)紧紧抓住；专心于
we'll freeze on to those facts.
我们将紧紧抓住那些事实。

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