solidified

/səˈlɪd.ɪ.faɪ/ (bre, ipa) · [səlˈɪdəfˌaɪd] /səˈlɪd.ə.faɪ/ (ame, ipa) · [səlˈɪdəfˌaɪd] /sə-ˈli-də-ˌfī How to pronounce solidify (audio)/ (ame, mw)

solidified — verb

  • solidifiedpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • solidifieds3rd person singular
  • solidifieding-ing form
  • solidifiededpast simple

1. the simple past and past participle of 'solidify', used when something turned fi

1.動詞及物 / 不及物B2
釋義

the simple past and past participle of 'solidify', used when something turned firm after being melted or soft, or when support, plans, or relationships became more fixed and certain

例句

By morning, the candle wax had solidified around the broken wick.

past participle after had for a completed physical change

Otis poured the hot sugar onto a tray, and it solidified by dusk.

intransitive: a heated substance solidified on its own

文法句型

solidified + object

solidified into + noun

have/has/had + solidified

solidified + abstract noun

用法筆記

Solidified works as both the simple past and the past participle of solidify. It is common with materials such as wax, sugar, glue, or mud, and also with abstract nouns like support, plans, and alliances.

常見錯誤

The plan has solidify after the meeting.
The plan has solidified after the meeting.
💡after 'have' or 'has', use the past participle 'solidified'.
The water in the tray solidified into ice overnight.
The water in the tray froze into ice overnight.
💡use 'freeze' when water becomes ice.