/fri:z ||; friz/verb (
past tense froze /frəʊz
||; froz/
past participle frozen /ˈfrəʊzn
||; ˈfrozṇ/)
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。