v (1) 结(冻)冰((cause water，liquid to)become ice because of cold) [I，T+n]：Salt water～s at a lower temperature than fresh water. 盐水结冰的温度低于淡水。～a pond/a river使池塘/河水结冰;The cold has frozen the earth solid. 寒冷将大地冻得很坚硬。

(2) 冻牢(硬) ((cause to) be unable to move or work properly as a result of ice or very low temperatures) [I，I+adv(up)，T+n，T+n+adv(up)]：The pipes froze. 管子冻了。The engine has/water pipes have frozen up. 发动机/水管子已经冻住了。

(3) (指天气)严寒;冻冰(of weather) be extremely cold，icy) [I]：It's～ing tonight/outside. 今晚/外面天气冷极了。 ～ing weather 寒冷的天气;a～day/night 寒冷的日子/夜晚;

(4) 感到极冷，冻僵((cause sb/sth) to be or feel very cold) [I，T+n]：I'm～ing/frozen. 我感到很冷/冻僵了。He nearly froze/was frozen to death. 他差点/被冻死了。

(5) 冷藏(食物) (make (food) very cold in order to preserve it) [I，T+n]：Fruits～well. 水果很适宜冷藏。He froze the meat/the strawberries he had bought. 他把买来的肉/草莓冷冻起来了。frozen foods/peas 冷藏的食物/豌豆;

(6) 惊(吓)呆，使呆住((cause to) become motionless or unable to move，speak or act because of fear，shock) [I，T+n]：～with terror/shock 惊恐/惊愕地呆住了;～in one's tracks当场吓呆了;～in the headlight of the car在汽车灯的照射下呆住了;～sb with a warning look/the noisy class with a single look 目光中透着警告，镇住了某人/只看了一眼就使吵吵闹闹的班级安静下来了; (sb's stern expression/sudden bang)～the pupils (某人严厉的表情/突然砰的一声巨响)使学生们惊呆了;〖同〗terrify;

(7) 稳定(工资，物价等)(keep， fix(prices，wages，etc) at a certain level) [T+n]：～wages/salary/prices 稳定工资/薪水/物价;

(8) 冻结(资金等)(of government) not allow (money or assets) to be used or exchanged) [T+n]：～a society's funds/assets冻结一社团的资金/资产;

freeze sb's blood/make sb's blood freeze 使万分惊恐，使战栗：Her terrible stories made our blood～. 她讲的可怕的故事吓得我们动也不敢动。

freeze out (v adv)排挤;逼走 (vt)：The chain stores are trying to～out small dealers. 该连锁商店试图排挤小商人。

freeze over (v adv)使全面结冰(vt，通常pass;vi)：The lake/river was frozen over. 湖/河面被冰覆盖着。

freeze up (v adv) 使冻结;使冻住 (僵硬) (vt，通常pass;vi)：The window has frozen up. 窗户冻上了。

n (1) 冰冻(严寒)期(period of very cold weather when temperatures are below freezing-point) [U，a～] (亦freeze-up)：predict a～for tonight预报今晚有霜冻;last year's big～-up 去年的大冰冻期;

(2) (工资、物价等的)冻结 ((period of) official control of wages，prices，etc) [U，a～]：a wage/pay/price～工资/工资/物价冻结;a～in the nuclear arms race核武器竞赛的冻结;put a～on all wage increases for six months 限制所有的工资六个月内不得增长。

→′freeze-dry v 冷冻干燥保存;′freezing-point (或freezing) n 冰点;′freezer n 冰箱(柜)