thaw是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 to (cause to) change from a solid, frozen state to a liquid or soft one, because of an increase in temperature -- （使）融化；（使）解凍

  • Allow the meat to thaw completely before cooking it. 烹製這些肉之前要先徹底解凍。

  • The sun came out and thawed the ice. 太陽出來了，冰雪開始融化。

  • It's beginning to thaw (= the weather is warm enough for snow and ice to melt). 冰雪開始融化了。

• 1 to become friendlier or more relaxed -- 變得友好；變得放鬆

  • The report shows that relations between the two enemies may be thawing. 報告顯示敵對雙方的關係可能正緩和。

• 2 an increase in friendliness -- （關係的）緩和，改善

  • There are signs of a thaw in relations between the two countries. 兩國關係有緩和的跡象。

• 3 a period of warmer weather when snow and ice begin to melt -- 融雪期；化冰期；解凍期

  • There was an early thaw this year. 今年的融雪期來得早。