"thaw out" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 解冻

Definition

从冷冻状态恢复到正常温度，可以用于食物、物品或人。也可指人在感到寒冷后变得舒适或放松。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于日常口语，既可指食物的解冻，也可指人从寒冷中缓过来、变得舒服。既有字面意思（解冻），也有比喻用法（变得放松）。

Examples

Please thaw out the chicken before cooking.

请在做饭前**解冻**鸡肉。

The car needs to thaw out after being outside all night.

车子在外面过了一夜，需要**解冻**一下。

You should let the bread thaw out before eating it.

你应该让面包**解冻**后再吃。

Give me a minute to thaw out; it’s freezing outside!

给我一点时间**缓过来**，外面太冷了！

I’ll just make some tea and thaw out by the heater.

我去泡杯茶，靠着暖气**暖和暖和**。

After a while indoors, the kids finally thawed out and stopped shivering.

孩子们在屋里待了一会终于**暖和过来**，不再发抖了。