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thaw

verb
/θɔː/
/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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  1. [intransitive] thaw (out) (of ice and snow冰雪) to turn back into water after being frozen(結冰後)解凍,融化,融解 synonym melt
    • 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。
    opposite freeze
    Extra Examples
    • The 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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • rapidly
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  2. [intransitive] when it thaws or is thawing, the weather becomes warm enough to melt snow and ice天氣暖和得使冰雪融化(或解凍)
    • It's starting to thaw.冰雪開始融化了。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • rapidly
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  3. [intransitive, transitive] thaw (something) (out) to become, or to let frozen food become, soft or liquid ready for cooking(使冷凍食品)化凍 compare defrost, de-ice, unfreeze
    • Leave the meat to thaw completely before cooking.讓凍肉完全化凍後再烹煮。
    Extra Examples
    • I'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。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • rapidly
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  4. [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
    • I could feel my ears and toes start to thaw out.我覺得耳朵和腳趾暖和過來了。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • rapidly
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  5. [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。
    Topics Politicsc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • completely
    • partially
    • rapidly
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  6. 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/
/θɔː/
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  1. [countable, usually singular] a period of warmer weather following one of cold weather, causing snow and ice to melt解凍時期;融化季節
    • The river doubles in size during the spring thaw.這條河的水量在春季解凍期會增加一倍。
    • The plants will be ready for use when the spring thaw arrives.春融時這些工廠就可以投入使用。
    • The river often floods during the thaw.這條河常在冰融期泛濫。
    Topics Weatherc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • slow
    • sudden
    • spring
    thaw + verb
    • arrive
    • begin
    • come
    preposition
    • during a/​the thaw
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  2. [singular] thaw (in something) a situation in which the relations between two enemy countries become more friendly(敵對國家之間)關系緩和
    • a thaw in relations with China與中國關系的解凍
    Topics Politicsc2
  3. 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.

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