freeze 1 S3 W3 / friz / 动词 ( past tense froze / frəʊz $ froʊz / , past participle frozen / frəʊz ə n $ froʊ- / )
1 liquid [不及物和及物动词] if a liquid or something wet freezes or is frozen, it becomes hard and solid because the temperature is very cold → melt , thaw :
The lake had frozen overnight.
2 food [不及物和及物动词] to preserve food for a long time by keeping it at a very low temperature, or to be preserved in this way :
I think I’ll freeze that extra meat.
Tomatoes don’t freeze well.
3 machine/engine [不及物动词] if a machine, engine, pipe etc freezes, the liquid inside it becomes solid with cold, so that it does not work properly :
The water pipes have frozen.
4 weather it freezes if it freezes outside, the temperature falls to or below freezing point :
Do you think it’ll freeze tonight?
5 feel cold [不及物动词] to feel very cold :
I nearly froze to death watching that football match.
6 wages/prices [及物动词] if a government or company freezes wages, prices etc, they do not increase them for a period of time :
The government has been forced to cut spending and freeze public-sector wages.
7 money/property [及物动词] to legally prevent money in a bank from being spent, property from being sold etc :
The court froze their assets .
8 stop moving [不及物动词] to stop moving suddenly and stay completely still and quiet :
I froze and listened; someone was in my apartment.
freeze with
She froze with horror .
9 film [及物动词] to stop a film or video in order to be able to look at a particular part of it → freeze-frame :
He froze the picture on the screen.
10 sb’s blood freezes used to say that someone is very frightened or shocked :
I heard his scream and felt my blood freeze.
freeze somebody ↔ out 短语动词
to deliberately prevent someone from being involved in something, by making it difficult for them, being unkind to them etc :
Why did you freeze me out?
freeze over 短语动词
if an area or pool of water freezes over, its surface turns into ice :
The lake has frozen over.
freeze up 短语动词
1 if a machine, engine, or pipe freezes up, the liquid inside becomes solid with cold so that it does not work properly 同义词 freeze
2 to suddenly be unable to speak or act normally :
I wouldn’t know what to say. I’d just freeze up.