thaw
verb- [intransitive] thaw (out)
(of ice and snow )冰雪 to turn back into water after being frozen synonym melt(結冰後)解凍,融化,融解 The country was slowly thawing out after the long cold winter. 漫長寒冷的冬天過後,這個國家正在慢慢解凍。
Extra ExamplesThe snow started to thaw as the temperature kept up. 氣溫持續不變,積雪開始融化了。 If a pipe (= the water in a pipe) has frozen, it can be thawed out with a hairdryer. 要是管子凍住了,可以用吹風機解凍。
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when it thaws or is thawing, the weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice Topics Weatherc2天氣暖和得使冰雪融化(或解凍) Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
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- [intransitive, transitive] thaw (something) (out)
to become, or to let frozen food become, soft or liquid ready for cooking compare defrost, de-ice, unfreeze(使冷凍食品)化凍 Extra ExamplesI'll take a quiche out of the freezer and thaw it out in the microwave. 我會從冰箱裏拿出一個乳蛋餅,放在微波爐裏解凍。 If frozen food has thawed out it should never be refrozen. 如果冷凍食品解凍了,就不應該再冷凍了。
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- [intransitive, transitive] thaw (something) (out)
to become, or make something become, a normal temperature after being very cold (使)回到正常溫度,變暖 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- completely
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- [intransitive] thaw (out)
to become more friendly and less formal 變得友好(或随和、不拘束) Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks. 談判後兩國關系緩和了些。 The atmosphere slowly began to thaw. 氣氛慢慢開始解凍。 The old nun was as imperious as ever, but visibly thawed when she saw the children. 老修女仍然像從前一樣專橫,看到孩子們時卻顯得溫和多了。
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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.