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BNC: 3516 COCA: 2807

freeze

1 freeze /ˈfriːz/ verb
freezes; froze /ˈfroʊz/ ; frozen /ˈfroʊzn̩/ ; freezing
1 freeze
/ˈfriːz/
verb
freezes; froze /ˈfroʊz/ ; frozen /ˈfroʊzn̩/ ; freezing
Learner's definition of FREEZE
: to be become a hard substance (such as ice) because of cold冷冻;结冰
[no object]
[+ object]
[no object] : to be very cold变得很冷;冻僵
: to become blocked or unable to move because of ice(因结冰而)冻住
[no object]
[+ object]
: to preserve (food) by storing it in a very cold place冷冻贮存;冷藏
[+ object]
[no object]
[no object] : to stop moving : to become completely still停住;僵住(不动)
[no object] : to become unable to do or say anything无言以对;发愣
[no object] : to stop working停止工作
[+ object] : to cause (a person or animal) to stop moving使(人或动物)僵住不动
[+ object]
: to stop (something, such as prices or wages) from changing or increasing使(物价或工资等)固定不动
: to stop (money or property) from being used, spent, etc.冻结(钱财)

freeze out

[phrasal verb]
freeze out (someone) or freeze (someone) out
: to not allow (someone) to be included in an activity or group排挤

frozen stiff

see 2stiff

when hell freezes over

see hell

— freezing

adjective or adverb
2 freeze /ˈfriːz/ noun
plural freezes
2 freeze
/ˈfriːz/
noun
plural freezes
Learner's definition of FREEZE
[count]
: a period in which the weather is very cold : a time when temperatures are below 32°F or 0°C严寒期;冰冻期
: a stop in the increase, decrease, or change of prices or wages冻结
BNC: 3516 COCA: 2807

freeze

1 of 2

verb

froze ˈfrōz How to pronounce freeze (audio) ; frozen ˈfrō-zᵊn How to pronounce freeze (audio) ; freezing

intransitive verb

1
a
: to become congealed into ice by cold
b
: to solidify as a result of abstraction of heat
c
: to withstand freezing
the bread freezes well
2
: to become chilled with cold
almost froze to death
3
: to adhere solidly by or as if by freezing
pressure caused the metals to freeze
4
: to become fixed or motionless
especially : to become incapable of acting or speaking
5
: to become clogged with ice
the water pipes froze

transitive verb

1
a
: to harden into ice
b
: to convert from a liquid to a solid by cold
2
: to make extremely cold : chill
3
a
: to act on usually destructively by frost
b
: to anesthetize by cold
4
: to cause to grip tightly or remain in immovable contact
5
a
: to cause to become fixed, immovable, unavailable, or unalterable
freeze interest rates
b
: to immobilize by governmental regulation the expenditure, withdrawal, or exchange of
freeze foreign assets
c
: to render motionless
a fake froze the defender
6
: to attempt to retain continuous possession of (a ball or puck) without an attempt to score usually in order to protect a small lead

freeze

2 of 2

noun

1
a
: an act or instance of freezing
b
: the state of being frozen
2
: a state of weather marked by low temperature especially when below the freezing point
3
: a halt in the production, testing, and deployment of military weapons
a nuclear freeze

Example Sentences

Verb The children are going to freeze out there without their coats. The cold weather froze the water pipes. Noun The freeze destroyed many oranges. the Midwest will experience an intense freeze later in the week
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Allegations of trafficking activities in Liberia prompted US authorities to freeze his American assets in 2004 and blocked any US transactions. Eliza Mackintosh, CNN, 27 July 2022 The creditors are seeking to freeze Three Arrows’ assets. Sam Reynolds, Fortune, 11 July 2022 In Washington, supporters say the Enablers Act will help U.S. law enforcement better identify and freeze assets held by oligarchs sanctioned in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Will Fitzgibbon, Washington Post, 23 June 2022 And while some recent events might chip away at the dollar’s dominance—i.e. Western moves to freeze Russian reserve assets—others could help cement it further. Nathaniel Taplin, WSJ, 5 May 2022 International sanctions have already enabled countries to seize or freeze Russian assets, which could be used to pay off outstanding debts. Matthew Digiuseppe, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2022 The law, passed in 2012 and expanded in 2016, authorizes the U.S. government to impose sanctions on human rights abusers, freeze their assets and ban them from entering the country. Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2022 And on Monday, Switzerland broke from its tradition of neutrality by joining to freeze the assets of Putin, Russia’s prime minister and foreign minister, as well as scores of individuals targeted last week by the EU. Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 The article also notes that the frogs do not freeze completely solid, but two-thirds of the water in their body does turn to ice. Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 29 July 2022
Noun
Along with its hiring freeze, Twitter has seen a number of exits by higher-ranking managers, including Bruce Falck, general manager of revenue, and Kayvon Beykpour, general manager of its consumer business. Jennifer Williams-alvarez, WSJ, 12 July 2022 But the nearly universal response to this sort of violation is to first freeze – and then to create distance (a smart protective move). Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 29 June 2022 But the nearly universal response to this sort of violation is to first freeze — and then to create distance (a smart protective move). Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 29 June 2022 But the nearly universal response to this sort of violation is to first freeze – and then to create distance (a smart protective move). Amy Dickinson, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2022 So a complete freeze of Russian imports would certainly squeeze Russia. Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2022 For now, the freeze has helped drive Medicaid enrollment to a record 88 million people, an increase of 17 million from February 2020, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. David Wainer, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 The payment freeze will be extended one last time, until Dec. 31. Cora Lewis And Adriana Morga, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022 The freeze started in 2020 as a way to help people struggling financially during the COVID-19 pandemic and it’s been extended several times since. The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English fresen, from Old English frēosan; akin to Old High German friosan to freeze, Latin pruina hoarfrost, Old English frost frost

First Known Use

Verb

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1a

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of freeze was before the 12th century
BNC: 3516 COCA: 2807
freeze

noun¹

1putting a particular level on sth限定水平ADJECTIVE | VERB + FREEZE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEimmediate立即凍結complete, total (especially BrE) 完全/全部凍結a complete freeze on emissions對氣體排放的完全凍結hiring, pay, price, wage (especially BrE) 招聘/薪酬/價格/工資凍結VERB + FREEZEimpose實行凍結The government has imposed a price freeze on bread.政府已對麪包價格實行凍結。announce宣佈凍結PREPOSITIONfreeze on凍結⋯a freeze on fares票價的凍結
freeze

noun²

2cold weather with a temperature below 0°冰凍天氣ADJECTIVE | FREEZE + NOUN ADJECTIVEbig, deep, hard (NAmE) 嚴寒;深度冰凍The weather report advised us to prepare for a big freeze.天氣預報提醒大家注意預防嚴寒。Internet advertising is still in a deep freeze. (NAmE, figurative) 在因特網上登廣告仍然鮮有人問津。autumn, spring, etc. (especially BrE) 秋天、春天等的冰凍期FREEZE + NOUNwarning (NAmE) 冰凍警報A hard freeze warning is in effect from midnight Sunday.嚴寒警報從週日午夜開始有效。
freeze

verb¹

1become ice/extremely cold結冰;極冷ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBsolid凍實The pond had frozen solid.池塘已經凍硬了。over, up冰封;凍住The lake has frozen over.湖面已經冰封了。The pipes have frozen up.水管凍住了。quickly迅速結冰PREPOSITIONinto凍成⋯like water freezing into ice就像水結成冰一樣PHRASESfreeze to death凍死Hundreds of homeless people could freeze to death this winter.今年冬天有數以百計無家可歸的人可能凍死。Turn up the heat-I'm freezing to death! (figurative) 打開暖氣 - 我快要凍死了!
freeze

verb²

2preserve food保藏食品ADVERBwell適宜冷藏Many vegetables freeze very well.許多蔬菜很適宜冷藏。
freeze

verb³

3stop moving停止不動ADVERB | VERB + FREEZE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERBsuddenly突然呆住for a moment, for a second, momentarily一時僵住His smile froze for a moment.他臉上的笑容一時僵住了。immediately, instantly立即/馬上僵住completely完全僵住VERB + FREEZEseem to似乎僵住Suddenly, Ronny seemed to freeze.突然,龍尼似乎僵住了。PREPOSITIONin, with因⋯而呆住She froze with horror when she saw the body.她看到屍體時嚇呆了。into僵成⋯Maggie's face had frozen into a cold mask.瑪吉一下變得面若冰霜。PHRASESfreeze to the spot呆住不動He was so surprised he froze to the spot.他驚訝得呆若木雞。freeze on the spot (NAmE) 當場僵住
freeze

verb⁴

4wages/prices工資;價格ADVERB | PREPOSITION ADVERBeffectively實際凍結Salaries were effectively frozen for six months.工資實際上凍結了 6 個月。PREPOSITIONat凍結在⋯水平Prices have been frozen at this level for over a year now.物價凍結在這一水平已有一年多了。

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