thaw

thawthawD.J.:[θɔ:]K.K.:[θɔ]vi.1.■(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化, 溶解The ice thawed in the sun.冰在阳光下融化。2.■(气候)解冻It thawed early last spring.去年春天解冻得很早。3.■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。4.■(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.1.■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.1.■融化, 解冻The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。2.■(足以解冻的)暖和天气A thaw has set in.暖流来临了。

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thaw[θɔ:]vi.1.■(冰雪等)融化，融解；(冷冻食品) 解冻：The snow thawed in the sun.雪在阳光下融化了。The frozen chicken thawed out half an hour later.冻鸡半小时后解冻了。2.■[以 it 作主语表天气](气候)变得暖和使冰雪消融：It will probably thaw tomorrow.明天可能会转暖化雪。It is thawing.解冻了。3.■[口语](身体)渐渐变暖和：She thawed out by the fire.她在火边取暖。4.■(态度)变得温和；变得缓和；(行为)变得不拘束，(举止)随便：After the talk,Martin began to thaw out.谈话之后，马丁的态度开始缓和下来。After a good dinner,the guests began to thaw out.吃过一顿美餐，客人们开始变得不那么拘束了。vt.1.■使融化；使融解；使解冻：The sun at noon thawed the snow on the roof.中午的阳光融化了屋顶上的雪。She thawed out the frozen meat in the microwave oven.她用微波炉将冻肉化开。2.■使暖和：The girl thawed her frozen hands in front of the fire.女孩在火边让冻僵的手暖和起来。3.■使变得融洽；使变得缓和：A cup of coffee thawed out the guest.一杯咖啡使客人变得不那么拘束。Her hospitality thawed out his aloof manner.她的盛情缓和了他的冷淡态度。n.1.■融化；解冻2.■(在冬天或严寒地区足以解冻的)温暖气候3.■解冻时期4.■(紧张气氛和敌对态度的)缓和；(举止)随便近义词meltthe thaw(港湾、河流的冰雪)解冻首日

thawthaw[θɔ:]vi.1.■解冻, 融化2.■[口](由于冷而引起的僵直、麻木的身体)渐渐温暖起来3.■(态度、感情等)趋于和缓The ice is thawing.冰在融化。Just give me a minute to thaw out in front of the fire, then we can talk.让我烤烤火, 暖和一会儿, 然后我们再来谈话。

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词性变化thaw[θɔ:]vt.1.■使融化; 使暖和thaw (out) the guests使客人们不再拘束thaw[θɔ:]n.1.■融化; 解冻2.■(态度、感情等)缓和3.■解冻的时节[气候]the thaw一年中河川或海港中之冰初次融解日silver thaw【气】银光霜

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继承用法thawern.1.■解冻装置thawless[ˈθɔ:lɪs]adj.1.■(永)不融化的

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参考词汇见melt;