freeze
冻结,冻住,冷冻,凝固
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froze, fro·zen, freez·ing.
- : to become hardened into ice or into a solid body; change from the liquid to the solid state by loss of heat.
- : to become hard or stiffened because of loss of heat, as objects containing moisture: Meat will freeze in a few hours.
- : to suffer the effects of intense cold; have the sensation of extreme cold: We sat there freezing until the heat came on.
- : to be of the degree of cold at which water freezes: It may freeze tonight.
- : to lose warmth of feeling; be stunned or chilled with fear, shock, etc.: My heart froze when she told me the news.
- : to become immobilized through fear, shock, etc.: When he got in front of the audience he froze.
- : to stop suddenly and remain motionless; halt: I froze in my tracks.
- : to become obstructed by the formation of ice, as pipes: Our basement water pipes often freeze in winter.
- : to die or be injured because of frost or cold.
- : to become rigidly fixed in place, as from rust or dirt.
- : to become fixed to something by or as if by the action of frost.
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Most or all spots except right near the water should see a freeze.
The system was among the first in the country to announce service cuts and a hiring freeze in hopes of conserving cash.
Patchy frost and freeze spots are possible — bring in those outdoor plants if you’ve potted them!
The visa freeze is due to expire at the end of the year, and people such as Bowman have vowed to keep their doors open once a new season starts, probably next year.
BBC Global News, the commercial, international arm of the BBC, has, like other publishers, weathered sudden double-digit percentage drops in digital ad revenue over the last six months from coronavirus-induced spending freezes.
The quandary of whether to freeze eggs or not could become irrelevant overnight.
But with the outbreak of hostilities in mid-2011, all festivities were thrust into the deep freeze.
To get the product from manufacturer to arm, the product is lyophilized (a fancy word for freeze dried).
MAKE IT AHEAD: Assemble the pot pies completely, cover tightly, and refrigerate for up to a day or freeze for up to a month.
Some time passes, another performer tests positive, another temporary production freeze.
I have paid to have a fire kept up in the furnace for a week so that the pipes would not freeze.