freeze1/friz; friːz/v past tense froze /froz; frəʊz/past participle frozen /ˋfrozṇ; ˈfrəʊz$n/1 [I,T] if a liquid freezes, it becomes solid and hard because the temperature is very cold [→ melt, thaw] 结冰﹐冻结: The lake had frozen overnight. 湖上一夜之间结了冰。2 [T] to make food very cold, usually by putting it in a freezer, so that it stays in good condition for a long time 冷藏﹐冷冻: I’m going to freeze some of this bread. 我准备把一部分面包冷藏起来。3 [I] to feel very cold 感到极冷﹐冻僵: You’ll freeze if you don’t wear a coat. 不穿大衣﹐你会冻僵的。4 it freezes if it freezes, the temperature drops below FREEZING POINT 冰冻﹔严寒: It's going to freeze tonight. 今晚可能有霜冻。see picture at见 MELT 图5 [I] to suddenly stop moving and stay very still 突然停住﹐呆住: Hugh froze when he saw the snake. 休看到那条蛇﹐一下子呆住了。6 [T] to officially prevent money from being spent, or stop prices, wages etc from increasing 冻结〔资金﹑物价﹑工资等〕: Our budget for next year has been frozen. 我们明年的预算被冻结了。
freeze2n 1 [C] when prices or wages are not allowed to increase〔价格﹑工资等的〕冻结: price/pay/wage freeze 物价/工资冻结+on a freeze on pay rises 冻结加薪2 [C usually singular 一般用单数] when an activity or process is stopped for a period of time〔活动或过程的〕停止: +on There's a freeze on recruitment at the moment. 目前停止了招聘。3 [singular 单数] a period of time when the weather is extremely cold 冰冻期﹔严寒期