thaw

[θɔ:]

n. 融雪
v. 使融解, 暖和

vi.

1. (冰, 雪等)融化, 融解; 解冻[(+out)]

The snow had thawed.

雪化了。

2. (天气)变暖和(使冰雪融化)

It was thawing fast.

天气转暖, 冰雪融化很快。

3. 变得随和, 变得不拘束, 变得融洽

After a good dinner he began to thaw.

吃过一顿美餐后, 他开始变得随和了。

vt.[(+out)]

1. 使融化, 使融解, 使解冻

The sun soon thawed the ice on the river.

太阳很快融化了河上的冰层。

2. 使变得不拘束, 使融洽

A cup of tea helped to thaw out our guest.

一杯茶有助于我们的客人变得不拘束。

n.

1. 融化, 解冻; (态度、关系等)缓和[C][S1]

The spring thaw often caused flooding.

春天解冻常常引起洪水泛滥。

2. 解冻时期, 解冻季节[S]

词形变化

动词过去式: thawed | 动词过去分词: thawed | 动词现在分词: thawing | 动词第三人称单数: thaws |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.融化, 溶化

melt  defrost  dissolve  

英英释义

名词 thaw:

the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid

同义词：melt, thawing, melting

warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt

同义词：thawing, warming

a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming less hostile

动词 thaw:

become or cause to become soft or liquid

同义词：dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt

短语词组

thaw out

1. 融化; 解冻

The ground was thawing out.

地面正在解冻。

补充

thawthaw英:[θɔ:] 美:[θɔ]vi.1.(冰、雪及冷冻食物)溶化, 溶解The ice thawed in the sun.冰在阳光下融化。2.(气候)解冻It thawed early last spring.去年春天解冻得很早。3.软化, 暖和起来He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while.在火堆旁坐了一会儿, 他觉得暖和起来了。4.(态度、感情等)缓和, 随和, 更友好His shyness thawed under her kindness.他的羞怯在她的亲切态度之下消失了。vt.1.使融化, 使缓和The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man.小姑娘的微笑使发怒的老头缓和下来。n.1.融化, 解冻The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.春天解冻引起了洪水泛滥。2.(足以解冻的)暖和天气A thaw has set in.暖流来临了。

例句

1. We slogged through the mud of an early spring thaw.我们在早春融雪后的泥泞里艰难行进。 2. His visit shows a thaw in relations between East and West.他的访问表明东西方关系开始缓和。 3. It's so cold the snow doesn't get a chance to thaw.天气太冷, 雪一点都化不了。 4. The ground has thawed.地面已开始解冻了。 5. The food in the freezer had thawed during a power cut.停电期间冰箱里的食品都化开了。 6. Amy's feet were beginning to thaw out.埃米的脚趾头开始暖和过来了。 7. It took up to Christmas for political relations to thaw.直到圣诞节的时候, 政治关系才开始缓和。 8. Always thaw frozen pastry thoroughly.冷冻的油酥面团总要充分解冻。 9. thaw it out completely before reheating in a saucepan.将它完全解冻后, 再放进炖锅里加热。 10. I remember to thaw out the chicken before I leave home.我记着出门前把鸡肉化开。 11. Peter thawed us all out with coffee.彼得给我们喝了咖啡, 让我们暖和了过来。 12. Bob and Louise had prepared a sumptuous meal to thaw out our bodies.鲍勃和路易丝准备了一顿丰盛的饭菜, 给我们暖暖身子。 13. This second meeting helped to thaw the atmosphere.这第二次会议使得气氛有所缓和。 14. The snow thawed in the sun.雪在阳光下融化了。 15. The frozen chicken thawed out half an hour later.冻鸡半小时后解冻了。 16. It will probably thaw tomorrow.明天可能会转暖化雪。 17. It is thawing.解冻了。 18. She thawed out by the fire.她在火边取暖。 19. After the talk,Martin began to thaw out.谈话之后，马丁的态度开始缓和下来。 20. After a good dinner,the guests began to thaw out.吃过一顿美餐，客人们开始变得不那么拘束了。 21. The sun at noon thawed the snow on the roof.中午的阳光融化了屋顶上的雪。 22. She thawed out the frozen meat in the microwave oven.她用微波炉将冻肉化开。 23. The girl thawed her frozen hands in front of the fire.女孩在火边让冻僵的手暖和起来。 24. A cup of coffee thawed out the guest.一杯咖啡使客人变得不那么拘束。 25. Her hospitality thawed out his aloof manner.她的盛情缓和了他的冷淡态度。 26. the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital.河流解冻后，一船船的食品开始运抵首都。 27. [as noun thawing]catastrophic summer floods caused by thawing.冰雪融化引起的夏季水灾。 28. European exporters simply thawed their beef before unloading.欧洲的出口商们仅是在卸货前把牛肉解冻。 29. Riven began to feel his ears and toes thaw out.里文开始觉得双耳和脚指头暖和起来了。 30. she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear.她充分放松后，露出了笑容。 31. the cast thawed the audience into real pleasure.演员们使观众摆脱拘束，真正乐起来。 32. the thaw came yesterday afternoon.昨天下午冰雪开始解冻。 33. a thaw in relations between the USA and the USSR.美国和苏联关系的解冻。 34. Is the snow thawing?雪正在融化吗？ 35. Always thaw chicken thoroughly before you cook it.总要把鸡完全解冻后才好烹调。 36. The ice on the pond is beginning to thaw. [=melt]池塘里的冰正在开始融化。 37. Plant the seeds in early spring as soon as the ground thaws.早春时节地面一解冻就播种。 38. The meat will have to thaw out before you can use it.你在做肉之前必须先解冻。 39. The sun will soon thaw the snow and ice.太阳很快就会融化冰雪。 40. You'll have to thaw the meat out before you can use it.你在做肉之前必须先解冻。 41. The weather is beginning to thaw.天气开始转暖使冰雪融化了。 42. Our cold fingers and toes eventually thawed.我们冰冷的手指和脚趾终于暖和过来了。 43. We sat in front of the fire and let our feet thaw out.我们坐在炉火前，把脚烤暖。 44. "She held the coffee cup tightly, trying to thaw her frozen fingers."她紧紧地握住咖啡杯，想把冰冷的手指捂暖。 45. Relations between the countries have thawed since the trade embargo was lifted.自从贸易禁运解除以来，两国之间的关系有所缓和。 46. Efforts to thaw relations between the two countries have failed.缓和两国之间关系的努力失败了。 47. flooding from the spring thaw春天冰雪融化引发的洪水 48. a thaw in international relations国际关系的缓和