thaw

[θɔ:]

n. 融雪
v. 使融解, 暖和

例句与用法：

The sudden thaw means that spring is here.

一朝解冻，便是春天来到。

The ground has thawed out.

地上的冰雪已经融化了。

Just give me a minute to thaw out in front of the fire, then we can talk.

先让我烤烤火暖和一下，然后我们开始谈话。

词形变化：

动词过去式: thawed | 动词过去分词: thawed | 动词现在分词: thawing | 动词第三人称单数: thaws |

详细释义：

vi.

1. (冰, 雪等)融化, 融解; 解冻[(+out)]

The snow had thawed.

雪化了。

2. (天气)变暖和(使冰雪融化)

It was thawing fast.

天气转暖, 冰雪融化很快。

3. 变得随和, 变得不拘束, 变得融洽

After a good dinner he began to thaw.

吃过一顿美餐后, 他开始变得随和了。

vt.[(+out)]

1. 使融化, 使融解, 使解冻

The sun soon thawed the ice on the river.

太阳很快融化了河上的冰层。

2. 使变得不拘束, 使融洽

A cup of tea helped to thaw out our guest.

一杯茶有助于我们的客人变得不拘束。

n.

1. 融化, 解冻; (态度、关系等)缓和[C][S1]

The spring thaw often caused flooding.

春天解冻常常引起洪水泛滥。

2. 解冻时期, 解冻季节[S]

短语词组：

thaw out

1. 融化; 解冻

The ground was thawing out.

地面正在解冻。