1 [I,T] to become hard (and often change into ice) because of extreme cold; to make sth do this 结冰；冷藏；冷冻: Water freezes at 0° Celsius. 水在零摄氏度结冰。The ground was frozen solid for most of the winter. 冬天的大部份时间里，地面都冻得硬邦邦的。 [T] frozen peas/fish/food 冷冻豌豆╱鱼类╱食品

2 [I] used with ‘it’ to describe extremely cold weather when water turns into ice （跟it一起用，指天气）冷得使水结冰，严寒: I think it's going to freeze tonight. 我看今晚准冷得要命。

3 [I,T] to be very cold or to die from cold 寒冷；冻死: It was so cold on the mountain that we thought we would freeze to death. 山上那么冷，我们以为会冻死的。Turn the heater up a bit -- I'm frozen stiff. 暖炉开大点儿，我给冻僵了。

4 [I] to stop moving suddenly and completely because you are frightened or in danger （因惊吓或危险而）突然停止移动；吓呆: The terrible scream made her freeze with terror. 那凄厉的叫声把她吓呆了。Suddenly the man pulled out a gun and shouted ‘Freeze!’ 那个男子突然掏出枪，大喝一声﹕“别动！”

5 [T] to keep the money you earn, prices, etc at a fixed level for a certain period of time. 冻结（工资、物价等）: Spending on defence has been frozen for one year. 国防开支已经冻结一年。