thaw 音標拼音: [θ'ɔ]
n . 融雪,融化,溫暖氣候
vt . 使融解,使緩和
vi . 融化,解凍
融雪,融化,溫暖氣候使融解,使緩和融化,解凍
thaw n 1 :
the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a liquid ; "
the power failure caused a refrigerator melt that was a disaster "; "
the thawing of a frozen turkey takes several hours " [
synonym : {
thaw }, {
melt }, {
thawing }, {
melting }]
2 :
warm weather following a freeze ;
snow and ice melt ; "
they welcomed the spring thaw " [
synonym : {
thaw }, {
thawing }, {
warming }]
3 :
a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve ;
becoming less hostile ; "
the thaw between the United States and Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs "
v 1 :
become or cause to become soft or liquid ; "
The sun melted the ice "; "
the ice thawed "; "
the ice cream melted "; "
The heat melted the wax "; "
The giant iceberg dissolved over the years during the global warming phase "; "
dethaw the meat "
[
synonym : {
dissolve }, {
thaw }, {
unfreeze }, {
unthaw }, {
dethaw },
{
melt }]
thaw \
thaw \ (
th [
add ]),
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Thawed } (
th [
add ]
d );
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Thawing }.] [
AS . [
thorn ][=
a ]
wian ,
[
thorn ][=
a ]
wan ;
akin to D .
dovijen ,
G .
tauen ,
thauen (
cf .
also verdauen to digest ,
OHG .
douwen ,
firdouwen ),
Icel .
[
thorn ]
eyja ,
Sw .
t ["
o ]
a ,
Dan .
t ["
o ]
e ,
and perhaps to Gr .
th `
kein to melt . [
root ]
56 .]
1 .
To melt ,
dissolve ,
or become fluid ;
to soften ; --
said of that which is frozen ;
as ,
the ice thaws .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To become so warm as to melt ice and snow ; --
said in reference to the weather ,
and used impersonally .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
Fig .:
To grow gentle or genial .
Compare {
cold }[
4 ],
a .
and {
hard }[
6 ],
a .
[
1913 Webster PJC ]
thaw \
thaw \,
v .
t .
To cause (
frozen things ,
as earth ,
snow ,
ice )
to melt ,
soften ,
or dissolve .
[
1913 Webster ]
thaw \
thaw \,
n .
The melting of ice ,
snow ,
or other congealed matter ;
the resolution of ice ,
or the like ,
into the state of a fluid ;
liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost ;
also ,
a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed .
--
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
56 Moby Thesaurus words for "
thaw ":
bend ,
colliquate ,
cut ,
decoagulate ,
decoct ,
defrost ,
deliquesce ,
dissolve ,
fluidify ,
fluidize ,
flux ,
forbear ,
forgive ,
fuse ,
fusibility ,
fusion ,
give quarter ,
have mercy upon ,
have pity ,
heat up ,
hold in solution ,
infuse ,
leach ,
let up on ,
liquation ,
liquefy ,
liquesce ,
liquidize ,
lixiviate ,
melt ,
melt down ,
melting ,
pardon ,
percolate ,
refine ,
relax ,
relent ,
render ,
reprieve ,
run ,
running ,
smelt ,
soften ,
solubilize ,
solve ,
spare ,
take pity on ,
thawing ,
thermoplasticity ,
thin ,
unbend ,
unclot ,
unfreeze ,
warm ,
warm up ,
yield
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