freeze
🇺🇸
/friːz/
🇬🇧
/friːz/
verb
B1
to become hard or turn to ice because of cold; to make something do this
Water will freeze into ice when the temperature drops below zero.
當溫度降至零度以下時，水會凍結成冰。
B1
if a pipe, lock, or machine freezes, it gets blocked by frozen liquid and stops working
The pipes might freeze if we don't insulate them properly.
如果我們不妥善保溫，水管可能會凍結。
B1
when the weather freezes, it is at or below 0° Celsius
It's going to freeze tonight, so cover the plants.
今晚會結冰，所以把植物蓋好。
B1
to be very cold; to be so cold that you die
If you stay outside too long, you could freeze to death.
如果你在外面待太久，可能會凍死。
B1
to keep food or other items at a very low temperature to preserve them
You can freeze leftovers to eat later.
你可以把剩菜冷凍起來以後吃。
R
to be able to be kept at a very low temperature
Some berries freeze well and stay fresh for months.
有些漿果冷凍效果好，能保持新鮮數月。
R
to stop moving suddenly because of fear or shock
I saw a snake and froze in place.
我看到一條蛇，嚇得僵在原地。
R
when a computer screen freezes, it stops responding due to a system problem
My computer screen tends to freeze when I open too many programs.
我打開太多程式時，電腦螢幕容易卡住。
R
to stop a video or film to look at a single frame
Freeze the video at that moment to see the details.
把影片停在那刻，看看細節。
R
to keep wages, prices, etc., at the same level for a time
The government decided to freeze prices to control inflation.
政府決定凍結物價以控制通貨膨脹。
R
to prevent money or accounts from being used by legal order
The court can freeze assets if there is suspicion of fraud.
如果懷疑有欺詐行為，法院可以凍結資產。
noun
R
the act of keeping wages, prices, etc., at a fixed level
The wage freeze helped stabilize the economy.
工資凍結有助於穩定經濟。
R
the act of stopping something
The freeze on new construction lasted for a year.
新建築凍結持續了一年。
R
a period of very cold weather when temperatures stay below 0° Celsius
The big freeze caused many roads to close.
大冰凍導致許多道路封閉。
R
a short time, especially at night, when the temperature is below 0° Celsius
There's a freeze expected tonight, so protect your garden.
預計今晚有冰凍，所以保護好你的花園。
translation
結冰；使結冰, 凍住；凍結, 天氣結冰；氣溫降至冰點或以下, 凍僵；凍死, 冷凍；冷藏, 可冷凍的；耐低溫的, 僵住；愣住, 當機；卡住, 暫停；定格, 凍結；保持穩定, 凍結；依法禁止使用
凍結；穩定措施, 停止；中止, 冰凍期；嚴寒期, 霜凍；短暫冰凍
詞形變化
Past
froze
Perfect
frozen
Progressive
freezing
3rd Present
freezes
Plural
freezes