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单词 thaw
释义
thaw
verb
uk
/θɔː/us
/θɑː/

thawverb(BECOME NOT FROZEN)

[IorT]
to (causeto)changefrom asolid,frozenstateto aliquidorsoftone, because of anincreaseintemperature:
（使）融化；（使）解冻
Allow themeatto thawcompletelybeforecookingit.这些肉烹制之前要先彻底解冻。
Thesuncame out and thawed theice.太阳出来了，冰雪开始融化。
It'sbeginningto thaw(= theweatheriswarmenough forsnowandicetomelt).冰雪开始融化了。
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freezeverb(COLD)
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: snow & ice
  • anti-icing
  • antifreeze
  • avalanche
  • be snowed inidiom
  • be snowed upidiom
  • freezing
  • glaciation
  • glacier
  • glaciology
  • hail
  • icicle
  • pack ice
  • sleet
  • slush
  • snowflake generation
  • snowpack
  • snowstorm
  • terminal moraine
  • thundersnow
  • unfreeze
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thawverb(BECOME FRIENDLY)

[I]
tobecomefriendlieror morerelaxed:
变得友好；变得放松
Thereportshowsthatrelationsbetween the twoenemiesmay be thawing.报告显示敌对双方的关系可能在缓和。
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Calming and relaxing
  • assuage
  • balls-to-the-wall
  • bask
  • bread
  • bread and circusesidiom
  • calm
  • chill
  • humour
  • let/blow off steamidiom
  • lie down
  • lightensomethingup
  • lull
  • lullsomeoneintosomething
  • relaxation
  • settle
  • settle down
  • shirt
  • simmer
  • simmer down
  • slow down
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Phrasal verb

thaw out
thaw
noun[S]
uk
/θɔː/us
/θɑː/

thawnoun[S](FRIENDLY)

anincreaseinfriendliness:
（关系的）缓和，改善
There aresignsofathaw inrelationsbetween the twocountries.两国关系有缓和的迹象。
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Friendly
  • affability
  • affable
  • affably
  • affiliative
  • agreeableness
  • conviviality
  • convivially
  • cordial
  • cordiality
  • cordially
  • hospitality
  • inseparable
  • intimacy
  • intimately
  • sweetness
  • the human touch
  • togetherness
  • twinkly
  • warmly
  • warmth
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thawnoun[S](WEATHER)

the thaw
aperiodofwarmerweatherwhensnowandicebegintomelt:
融雪期；化冰期；解冻期
There was an early thaw thisyear.今年的融雪期来得早。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Warm
  • balmy
  • chill
  • lukewarm
  • rewarm
  • snug
  • snugly
  • take the chill offsomethingidiom
  • tepid
  • thaw out
  • toast
  • toasty
  • warm
  • warm(someone/something)up
  • warmly
  • warmth
(Definition ofthawfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

thaw| American Dictionary

thaw
verb[I]
us
/θɔ/
tocausesomethingfrozenand hard tobecomewarmerand oftensofterorliquid:
Remove themeatfrom thefreezerandletit thaw.
It may take acoupleofhoursto thaw out.
thaw
noun[Cusually sing]
us
/θɔ/
aperiodofwarmerweatherwhensnowandicebegintomelt:
With thespringthaw, theriversandlakesswelled.
A thaw is also achangeto afriendlierattitudeesp. betweenpeopleorcountriesthat wereenemies:
It washopedthat theagreementtoexchangeathleteswouldleadto a thaw inrelationsbetween the twocountries.
(Definition ofthawfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofthaw

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After thawing, the samples were assayed in duplicate analyses using a standard time-resolved fluorescence immunoassay.
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Aliquots of the blood are thawed and used as required.
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In this study, the tolerance of algae and cyanobacteria to freezing, thawing and freezing-drying stresses was evaluated by short-term (days to months) low-temperature experiments.
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Samples were thawed slowly and cut up for examination.
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The column was subjected to several cycles of top-down freezing and thawing to simulate an active layer.
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The membranes used in a feeding device can therefore be prepared in advance, frozen and only thawed as needed.
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A fresh stock of virus was thawed immediately prior to each injection.
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Before use, they were thawed, added to the medium and subjected to sonication.
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On thawing cells don't regain their original shape and turgidity.
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In contrast, summer represents warmth and life in the second stanza, as it thaws the ice.
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We first froze mouse mature testicular tissue, then we injected the thawed spermatogenic cells into oocytes.
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In preparation for assay, the samples were rapidly thawed and centrifuged for 10 min to remove coagulated protein and other insoluble material.
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Immediately prior to being assayed, thawed saliva samples were centrifuged at 14,000 rpm for 7 min to remove particulate matter.
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On the day before testing the thawed specimens were stripped carefully all the soft tissues leaving the ligaments and joint capsules intact.
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Successful freezing of unfertilized mouse oocytes and effect of cocultures in oviducts on development of in vitro fertilized embryos after thawing.
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