freezes
freezes — 動詞
- freezespresent simple I / you / we / they
- freezeses3rd person singular
- freezesing-ing form
- freezesedpast simple
1. when a liquid turns solid because the temperature has fallen under 0°C — or when
結冰；凝固
液體因低於0°C而變成固體
when a liquid turns solid because the temperature has fallen under 0°C — or when you cause a liquid to turn solid by cooling it
The pond behind Renata's house freezes solid every December.
每年十二月，Renata 家後面的池塘都會結成厚冰。
intransitive: [liquid body] + freeze
Dario forgot his water bottle on the porch and it froze overnight.
Dario 把水瓶忘在門廊上，過了一夜就結冰了。
The kitchen tap broke when the water inside the pipe froze.
水管裡的水結冰後，廚房的水龍頭就裂開了。
Jin poured juice into moulds and froze them into ice lollies.
Jin 把果汁倒進模具裡，冷凍做成冰棒。
transitive: freeze + [liquid/food]
Milk expands as it freezes, so leave some room at the top.
牛奶結冰時會膨脹，所以瓶頂要留一些空間。
- freeze solid
- freeze over
- freeze overnight
- freeze to death
文法句型
freeze + [liquid]
[liquid] + freeze
用法筆記
Subject can be any liquid (water, river, juice) and the trigger is always temperature-based. Distinguish from sense 2, where the focus is deliberately preserving food.
常見錯誤
2. to keep food fresh for weeks or months by chilling it until it goes hard, stoppi
冷凍保存
用低溫儲存食物以延長保存期限
to keep food fresh for weeks or months by chilling it until it goes hard, stopping it from spoiling
Tendai froze the leftover stew in small containers for quick weekday lunches.
Tendai 把剩下的燉菜分裝在小盒子裡冷凍，當作平日的午餐。
transitive: freeze + [food]
Anjali always freezes fresh herbs in olive oil inside an ice-cube tray.
Anjali 總是把新鮮香草和橄欖油一起放在冰塊盒裡冷凍。
The supermarket freezes bread just before it goes stale and sells it cheap.
超市在麵包快變質前先冷凍，再便宜出售。
You can freeze ripe bananas with the peel still on for baking later.
成熟的香蕉可以連皮冷凍，之後再用來烘焙。
Cooked rice freezes well and only takes two minutes in the microwave.
煮好的米飯冷凍效果很好，微波加熱兩分鐘就能吃。
intransitive-like passive: [food] + freeze + well
- freeze leftovers
- freeze well
- freeze fresh
- suitable for freezing
- deep-freeze
implies a very low temperature, often in industrial or bulk contexts
- chill
less extreme; food is cold but not hard, and it won't last as long
- defrost
the deliberate act of bringing frozen food back to a soft state, often before cooking
文法句型
freeze + [food]
用法筆記
Object is always food or a food ingredient. Unlike sense 1, the purpose here is preservation, not just a physical change of state.
常見錯誤
3. when a motor, lock, or mechanical part stops working because something inside ha
卡住；當機
機械或電子裝置因零件卡死而停止運作
when a motor, lock, or mechanical part stops working because something inside has seized up, preventing any movement
The car engine froze halfway up the mountain road in sub-zero weather.
在零下的氣溫中，汽車引擎在半山腰的路上卡死了。
intransitive: [engine] + freeze
Faisal tried to open the rusty gate but the lock had frozen shut.
Faisal 試著打開生鏽的大門，但鎖頭已經卡住了。
The bicycle chain froze after sitting outside through three weeks of rain.
腳踏車的鏈條在外面淋了三週的雨之後就卡死了。
The factory shut down when the main conveyor belt froze without warning.
主輸送帶突然卡住，整間工廠被迫停工。
subject can be non-ice-related: [mechanism] + freeze
Her computer screen froze in the middle of an important video call.
她的電腦螢幕在一場重要的視訊會議中當機了。
extended use: [screen/computer] + freeze
- engine freezes
- lock freezes
- screen freezes
- freeze up
文法句型
[mechanism] + freeze
用法筆記
Subject is always a mechanical or electronic device. This sense often implies the freeze was sudden and the machine cannot be used until it is fixed or restarted. Distinguish from sense 4, where a living creature stops moving by choice or instinct.
常見錯誤
4. when someone or a creature suddenly halts all movement and remains motionless —
僵住；定格
人或動物因恐懼或震驚而突然靜止不動
when someone or a creature suddenly halts all movement and remains motionless — typically from fear, surprise, or shock
Eliska froze when she heard footsteps coming up the dark stairwell.
Eliska 聽到黑暗樓梯間傳來腳步聲時，整個人僵住了。
intransitive: [person] + freeze + when-clause
The rabbit froze at the edge of the field as the hawk circled above.
老鷹在上空盤旋時，那隻野兔在田邊僵住不動。
Brooke froze in the doorway the moment she saw the broken window.
Brooke 看到破掉的窗戶那一瞬間，在門口定格了。
Darius froze with one hand on the door handle, listening for any sound.
Darius 一手還握著門把就僵住了，仔細聽著任何聲響。
Every child in the room froze when the head teacher walked in unannounced.
校長突然走進來時，教室裡每個孩子都定住了。
subject can be a group: [people] + freeze
- freeze in fear
- freeze on the spot
- freeze mid-step
- freeze at the sound of
- bolt
to run away suddenly from fear — the opposite reaction to freezing
文法句型
[person/animal] + freeze
用法筆記
Often followed by a phrase starting with 'when', 'as', or 'at' that gives the cause. The stillness is usually temporary and the person or animal can move again moments later.
常見錯誤
5. during an ice hockey game, to trap the puck against the boards, the ice, or your
凍結冰球
冰上曲棍球中將球停下使比賽暫停
during an ice hockey game, to trap the puck against the boards, the ice, or your body — goaltenders often use their glove hand — causing the referee to blow the whistle and halt play
The goaltender froze the puck against his pad to force a stoppage.
守門員用護腿把球凍結住，迫使比賽暫停。
transitive: freeze + the puck (goaltender action)
With ten seconds left, Felix froze the puck along the boards to waste time.
只剩十秒時，Felix 沿著板牆把球凍結以拖延時間。
The referee blew the whistle as soon as the goalie froze the puck.
守門員一凍結冰球，裁判就吹哨了。
Beatrix froze the puck behind the net and waited for her teammates to regroup.
Beatrix 在球門後方凍結冰球，等隊友重新組織進攻。
freeze + the puck + location phrase
- freeze the puck
- cover
informal hockey term for the goaltender smothering the puck
文法句型
freeze + the puck
用法筆記
Specific to ice hockey. Object is almost always 'the puck'. When a goaltender freezes the puck, the referee stops play for a face-off. Field hockey and other sports do not use this term.
6. to officially stop prices, wages, or rates from rising by setting them at a fixe
凍結；限制
官方將價格或工資鎖定不再調升
to officially stop prices, wages, or rates from rising by setting them at a fixed level, usually as a government or company policy
The council voted to freeze bus fares for the next two years.
市議會表決通過凍結公車票價兩年。
transitive: freeze + [prices/fares/rates]
Asher's company froze all salaries during the first year of the downturn.
經濟不景氣的第一年，Asher 的公司凍結了所有員工的薪水。
The government promised to freeze income tax rates until after the election.
政府承諾將所得稅稅率凍結到選舉結束之後。
Student tuition fees have been frozen at the same amount since 2019.
學生的學費自 2019 年起就被凍結在同一金額。
passive: [fees/prices] + be frozen
The landlord agreed to freeze the rent if they signed a longer lease.
房東同意凍結房租，條件是他們簽一份更長的租約。
- freeze prices
- freeze wages
- freeze rates
- freeze spending
- pay freeze
文法句型
freeze + [prices/wages/rates]
用法筆記
Subject is usually an authority figure (government, company, landlord). Object is something that would normally increase over time. Frequently used in the passive: 'were frozen'. Distinguish from sense 7, where the freeze is a legal block on using assets rather than a limit on increases.
常見錯誤
7. to block — through a court ruling or official order — any attempt to move, spend
凍結；查封
以法律手段禁止資產被轉移或使用
to block — through a court ruling or official order — any attempt to move, spend, or sell money, accounts, or other assets, usually while an investigation or legal case is ongoing
The court froze all of the company's bank accounts during the fraud investigation.
法院在詐騙調查期間凍結了該公司所有的銀行帳戶。
transitive: freeze + [bank accounts/assets]
Ezra's overseas assets were frozen under the new sanctions regime.
在新制裁制度下，Ezra 的海外資產被凍結了。
The regulator moved to freeze the hedge fund's trading licence immediately.
監管機關迅速採取行動凍結該避險基金的交易許可證。
A judge froze the inheritance money until the family dispute was settled.
在家屬糾紛解決之前，法官先凍結了那筆遺產。
Several governments agreed to freeze the arms dealer's financial holdings worldwide.
多國政府同意凍結該軍火商在全球的金融資產。
freeze + [holdings] — used in international sanctions context
- freeze assets
- freeze accounts
- bank accounts frozen
- court freezes
文法句型
freeze + [assets/accounts/funds]
用法筆記
Almost always used in formal, legal, or political contexts. The subject is typically a court, government, or regulatory body. The passive form ('assets were frozen') is extremely common.
常見錯誤
freezes — 名詞
- freezessingular
- freezesesplural
1. a spell of weather during which temperatures remain under 0°C, usually leading t
寒流
氣溫持續低於冰點的一段寒冷天氣
a spell of weather during which temperatures remain under 0°C, usually leading to ice forming on roads, plants, and standing water
A sudden freeze in early April killed most of the cherry blossoms.
四月初的一場突然寒流凍死了大部分的櫻花。
collocation: a sudden freeze
The farmers rushed to harvest the oranges before the big freeze arrived.
農民趕在強烈寒流來臨前搶收柳橙。
The deep freeze lasted nearly three weeks and several water mains burst.
嚴寒持續了將近三週，好幾條自來水管都爆裂了。
collocation: a deep freeze
Jin wrapped every outdoor pipe after the forecast warned of a hard freeze.
氣象預報警告會有嚴重霜凍後，Jin 把每根戶外水管都包起來了。
The first freeze of winter came earlier than anyone in the village expected.
今年的第一場寒流來得比村裡任何人預期的都早。
collocation: the first freeze (of winter)
- a big freeze
- a deep freeze
- a hard freeze
- a sudden freeze
- the first freeze
- heatwave
a period of unusually hot weather
用法筆記
Often used with adjectives like 'big', 'deep', 'hard', or 'sudden' to describe severity. In everyday speech, people may say 'cold snap' or 'frost' instead.
常見錯誤
2. an official decision to stop something temporarily or to prevent it from increas
凍結令
對價格、工資或活動的官方暫停措施
an official decision to stop something temporarily or to prevent it from increasing further — used especially about prices, wages, hiring, or government spending
The university announced a freeze on all new hiring until the budget improved.
大學宣布在預算改善之前凍結所有新進人員的招聘。
collocation: a freeze on [activity]
The pay freeze meant that no employee received a rise for three years.
薪資凍結意味著所有員工三年都沒有調薪。
compound: pay freeze / wage freeze
A spending freeze was put in place across every government department.
政府各部門都實施了支出凍結。
The rent freeze protected thousands of families from sudden cost increases.
租金凍結保護了數千個家庭免於突然的費用上漲。
After two years of cuts, the council finally lifted the freeze on library funding.
經過兩年的削減後，市議會終於解除了對圖書館經費的凍結。
lift a freeze — common collocation
- a freeze on
- pay freeze
- wage freeze
- hiring freeze
- spending freeze
- lift a freeze
- impose a freeze
- moratorium
more formal and legal; often used for a ban on a specific activity like testing or drilling
- suspension
broader term; can apply to people (suspension from school) as well as activities
- halt
more abrupt and often shorter in duration than a freeze
用法筆記
Almost always followed by 'on' + the thing being stopped. Common compounds include 'pay freeze', 'wage freeze', 'hiring freeze', and 'spending freeze'. Distinguish from sense 1, which is about weather, and sense 3, which is a physical process.
常見錯誤
3. the process by which a liquid turns into a solid as its temperature drops below
凝固過程
液體因降溫而變成固體的物理變化
the process by which a liquid turns into a solid as its temperature drops below 0°C, or the moment when this change happens
The freeze happens quickly if you spread the mixture in a thin layer.
如果把混合物鋪成薄薄一層，凝固就會很快發生。
the freeze = the moment of liquid-to-solid change
Adding salt to the road surface lowers the temperature at which the freeze begins.
在路面撒鹽會降低凝固開始的溫度。
Repeated freeze and thaw cycles cause cracks to form in concrete over time.
反覆的凝固與融化循環會使混凝土隨著時間產生裂縫。
collocation: freeze and thaw cycles
The slow freeze of the river gave the villagers time to move their boats ashore.
河水緩慢凝固，讓村民有時間把小船拖上岸。
- the freeze begins
- freeze and thaw
- freeze-thaw cycle
- slow freeze
- rapid freeze
- freezing
the gerund form; more common in everyday speech than the noun 'freeze' for this sense
- solidification
technical term used in physics and chemistry
- thaw
the process of returning from solid to liquid, especially of ice and snow
用法筆記
This sense describes the physical event or process rather than a weather period. Common in scientific and technical contexts. Often paired with 'thaw' in the phrase 'freeze-thaw cycles'.
同根字
常見搭配
名詞搭配
- freezing point
- freezing temperatures
常用片語
- freeze to death
- freezing cold
- below freezing