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thaw[θɔ:]vi. 1 (冰、雪等)融化,融解,解冻:It is thawing.解冻了.The snow has thawed.雪已融化了.We should leave frozen food to thaw (out) before cooking it.我们应先让冷冻食品化冻后再烹煮.The ground has thawed out.地面解冻了. 2 <口>变暖和;暖起来:I thawed out in front of the fire.在炉火前,我慢慢暖和起来. 3 (在态度、感情等方面)趋于和缓;变得不拘束:a "thawing" of the relations between the two countries两国关系的"解冻"He thawed perceptibly.他的态度明显地缓和了.
vt. 1 使融化;使融解;使解冻(out):make a fire to thaw (out) the frozen earth燃起火以融化冻土thaw out the frozen assets解除对资产的冻结 2 使变暖和,使暖起来(out) 3 使趋于缓和;使变得不拘束:The two countries moved cautiously to thaw out their frosty diplomatic relationship.两国谨慎行事以缓和彼此冷淡的外交关系.Offer the visitor a cup of tea.That will thaw him out.给来客倒杯茶,这会使他变得不那么拘谨.
n. 1 融化,解冻:I'll go skating before the thaw.趁还没解冻我要去滑冰. 2 解冻时期(或季节):A thaw has set in.暖流来了. 3 缓和;放宽:After this feeble thaw the silence set in.刚有一点活跃就又冷场了. |