| 词汇 | freeze |
| 释义 | freeze Theme: IGNORE 1. n. the act of ignoring someone. Everybody seems to be giving me the freeze.I got the freeze from Julie. What did I do wrong? 2. tr. to ignore someone. Don't freeze me, gang! I use a mouthwash!They froze him because he didn't send thank-you notes for his birthday presents. Theme: MOVEMENT - LACKING in. to hold perfectly still. (Also a command given by a police officer that implies there is a gun pointed at a suspect.)I froze, and the bull didn't see me.The fuzz shouted, “Freeze, or you're dead meat!” freeze 1. noun 1 cocaine. From the numbing, cooling effect US, 1984. 2 a small amount of cocaine placed on the tongue US, 1989. 3 a rejection of affection. Colder than the proverbial 'cold shoulder' US, 1942 2. verb 1 to stop moving completely UK, 1848. 2 in draw poker, to decline the opportunity to discard and draw any new cards US, 1971.► freeze your noseto use cocaine. From the drug's numbing effect on mucuous membranes US, 1972.► freeze your nutsto be extremely cold UK, 2001 freeze out freeze sb out • freeze out sb to make it impossible for someone to take part in something by causing problems for them, especially in a way that seems unfair, or by ignoring them and being unfriendly to them: Some companies try to freeze out the competition, so that they can have the market all to themselves. I feel like Gary is trying to freeze me out of his life. Many people feel that they have been frozen out of the housing market, and that they will never be able to afford their own home.■ SIMILAR TO: squeeze out, exclude, close out AmE freeze over freeze over to become covered with ice - used especially about lakes, rivers etc: The lake freezes over for much of the winter. Workers spread salt on the roads to prevent them from freezing over.be frozen over In January the ponds and streams are all frozen over.■ SIMILAR TO: ice over, ice up freeze up 1. freeze up if a pipe, lock etc freezes up, it becomes blocked with ice and cannot be used: We left the heating on in the house to stop the pipes from freezing up. When I tried to open my car door I found the lock had frozen up.■ SIMILAR TO: ice up2. freeze up to be unable to move, speak, or do anything because you are so nervous or frightened: He freezes up whenever the teacher asks him a question. I can't play tennis - I just freeze up whenever the ball comes towards me.3. freeze up AmE if a machine, engine, etc freezes up, its parts stop moving and it cannot be used: Inspectors believe the train's brakes froze up, causing a wheel to skip off the tracks.■ SIMILAR TO: jam up freeze1. n. the act of ignoring someone; the cold shoulder. Everybody seems to be giving me the freeze. 2. tv. to ignore someone; to give someone the cold shoulder. Don’t freeze me, gang! I use a mouth wash! 3. in. to hold perfectly still. (Also a command given by a police officer that implies there is a gun pointed at a suspect.) The fuzz shouted, “Freeze, or you’re dead meat!”
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