freeze

/friːz/

名词

  • 严寒期,冰冻期

  • (暂时的)冻结,停滞

    The government has imposed a wage freeze/a freeze on wage increases.

    政府暂时冻结了工资增长。

/friːz/

动词

  • (引擎或锁)卡住,堵塞

    My old bicycle was so rusty that the gears had frozen.

    我的旧自行车锈得太厉害,齿轮都卡住不动了。

  • (尤指出于恐惧)僵住,呆住

    She saw someone outside the window and froze.

    她看见窗外有人,一下就呆住了。

  • 使(工资、物价等)固定不变,阻止…增长

    The government has frozen pensions until the end of next year.

    政府已决定在明年年底之前维持养老金水平不变。

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