defrost

verb

/diːˈfrɒst/

/diːˈfrɔːst/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they defrost	/diːˈfrɒst/ /diːˈfrɔːst/
he / she / it defrosts	/diːˈfrɒsts/ /diːˈfrɔːsts/
past simple defrosted	/diːˈfrɒstɪd/ /diːˈfrɔːstɪd/
past participle defrosted	/diːˈfrɒstɪd/ /diːˈfrɔːstɪd/
-ing form defrosting	/diːˈfrɒstɪŋ/ /diːˈfrɔːstɪŋ/

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[intransitive, transitive] (of food食物) to become warmer so that it is no longer frozen; to make food warmer so that it is no longer frozen解冻，使解冻（尤指食物）
- It will take about four hours to defrost.解冻要花四小时左右。
- defrost something Make sure you defrost the chicken completely before cooking.一定要让冻鸡化透后再烹调。
compare de-ice, melt, thaw, unfreezeTopics Cooking and eatingc1
[transitive, intransitive] defrost (something) when you defrost a fridge or freezer, or when it defrosts, you remove the ice from it给（冰箱或冷冻柜）除霜；除霜
[transitive] defrost something to remove ice from the surface of a car’s windows除去（汽车玻璃上的）冰霜 synonym de-ice