thaw

verb

/θɔː/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they thaw	/θɔː/ /θɔː/
he / she / it thaws	/θɔːz/ /θɔːz/
past simple thawed	/θɔːd/ /θɔːd/
past participle thawed	/θɔːd/ /θɔːd/
-ing form thawing	/ˈθɔːɪŋ/ /ˈθɔːɪŋ/

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[intransitive] thaw (out) (of ice and snow冰雪) to turn back into water after being frozen（结冰后）解冻，融化，融解 synonym melt
- The country was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter.漫长寒冷的冬天过后，这个国家正在慢慢解冻。
opposite freeze
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- The snow started to thaw as the temperature kept up.气温持续不变，积雪开始融化了。
- If a pipe (= the water in a pipe) has frozen, it can be thawed out with a hairdryer.要是管子冻住了，可以用吹风机解冻。
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- partially
- rapidly
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[intransitive] when it thaws or is thawing, the weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice天气暖和得使冰雪融化（或解冻）
- It's starting to thaw.冰雪开始融化了。
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- partially
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[intransitive, transitive] thaw (something) (out) to become, or to let frozen food become, soft or liquid ready for cooking（使冷冻食品）化冻 compare defrost, de-ice, unfreeze
- Leave the meat to thaw completely before cooking.让冻肉完全化冻后再烹煮。
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- I'll take a quiche out of the freezer and thaw it out in the microwave.我会从冰箱里拿出一个乳蛋饼，放在微波炉里解冻。
- If frozen food has thawed out it should never be refrozen.如果冷冻食品解冻了，就不应该再冷冻了。
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- partially
- rapidly
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[intransitive, transitive] thaw (something) (out) to become, or make something become, a normal temperature after being very cold（使）回到正常温度，变暖
- I could feel my ears and toes start to thaw out.我觉得耳朵和脚趾暖和过来了。
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- partially
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[intransitive] thaw (out) to become more friendly and less formal变得友好（或随和、不拘束）
- Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks.谈判后两国关系缓和了些。
- The atmosphere slowly began to thaw.气氛慢慢开始解冻。
- The old nun was as imperious as ever, but visibly thawed when she saw the children.老修女仍然像从前一样专横，看到孩子们时却显得温和多了。
Topics Politicsc2
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Word OriginOld English thawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch dooien. The noun (first recorded in Middle English) developed its figurative use in the mid 19th cent.

thaw

noun

/θɔː/

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[countable, usually singular] a period of warmer weather following one of cold weather, causing snow and ice to melt解冻时期；融化季节
- The river doubles in size during the spring thaw.这条河的水量在春季解冻期会增加一倍。
- The plants will be ready for use when the spring thaw arrives.春融时这些工厂就可以投入使用。
- The river often floods during the thaw.这条河常在冰融期泛滥。
Topics Weatherc2
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adjective
- slow
- sudden
- spring
- …
thaw + verb
- arrive
- begin
- come
- …
preposition
- during a/the thaw
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[singular] thaw (in something) a situation in which the relations between two enemy countries become more friendly（敌对国家之间）关系缓和
- a thaw in relations with China与中国关系的解冻
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Word OriginOld English thawian (verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch dooien. The noun (first recorded in Middle English) developed its figurative use in the mid 19th cent.