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。