"thaw" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 解凍
• 融化

Definition

指從冷凍狀態變為不再結冰，例如冰變成水。也可以形容關係或氣氛變得和緩。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於形容冰、雪或冷凍食品解除結冰狀態，也可以比喻關係變友善或緊張氣氛緩和。烹飪時是將冷凍食物回溫至常溫。不要跟“melt”混淆，後者著重於固體化為液體。

Examples

The snow will thaw in spring.

雪會在春天**解凍**。

Please thaw the chicken before cooking it.

請在烹飪前先**解凍**雞肉。

The river started to thaw after the cold winter.

寒冬過後，河流開始**解凍**了。

After their argument, it took a while for things to thaw between them.

吵架後，他們之間的關係過了一陣子才**緩和**下來。

Let's leave the meat on the counter and let it thaw for an hour.

把肉放在檯面上，讓它**解凍**一小時。

Diplomatic relations began to thaw after years of tension.

多年的緊張後，外交關係開始**緩和**。