freezes
/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
(使)冻结,(使)结冰
The ground had frozen hard/solid.
地面已经冻得硬邦邦的了。
(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。