ADJECTIVE | THAW + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤slow緩慢解凍▸➤sudden迅速融化▸➤spring, summer春融;夏融◇The arctic shore remains frozen until the summer thaw.北冰洋海岸一直冰凍到夏融。THAW + VERB➤arrive, begin, come融化開始;解凍期來臨◇The plants will be ready for use when the spring thaw arrives.春融時這些工廠就可以投入使用。PREPOSITION➤during a/the thaw在解凍期間◇The river often floods during the thaw.這條河常在冰融期泛濫。thaw
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ADVERB➤completely完全解凍◇Make sure the meat has thawed completely before cooking.肉要完全解凍後再烹調。➤partially部份解凍➤rapidly, slowly迅速/緩慢解凍▸➤a little (figurative) 略微解凍◇Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks.兩國關係在會談後有了一絲解凍。➤out解凍◇Has the meat thawed out yet?肉已經解凍了嗎?