freeze

🇬🇧 UK/fri:z/🇺🇸 US
NGSL 2kA2

Definitions

v.

To turn into ice or become solid due to cold; to make very cold; to stop moving suddenly

结冰,冻结;使冷冻;僵住

n.

A period of very cold weather; a halt or suspension of activity

严寒期;冻结,停止

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
freezeother
=freeze

Common Collocations

  • 1.freeze into ice结冰
  • 2.freeze [solid/solid/stiff]冻结
  • 3.freeze [wages/prices/assets]冻结工资/价格/资产

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    At zero degrees Celsius, water will freeze into solid ice.

  • 2.

    She froze in fear when the dog growled at her.

  • 3.

    The government decided to freeze all imports in response to the trade conflict.

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