原形是freeze

过去式是froze,过去分词是frozen

1 freeze

冻结冷冻僵硬 n.冻结凝固

例句:

If the temperature drops below 0°C, water freezes.

如果气温降到零度以下,水就会结冰。

When we freeze water, it turns into ice.

当我们冷冻水的时候,水变成冰。

freeze的引申义就是“严寒”,这时它有两种形式:freezing和frozen。

2 freezing 极度寒冷

freezing也可以说成freezing cold。可以用来形容人或人的身体部位,也可以用来形容其他事物。

例句:

We were freezing cold in the tent last night.

昨天晚上我们在帐篷里太冷了。

I had to wait for hours on the freezing cold station platform.

我得在极度寒冷的站台上等几个小时。

3 frozen 冻结的,冷酷的

frozen也可以说成frozen stiff,专门用来形容人或人的身体部位。

例句:

He put one hand up to his frozen face.

他把一只手伸向他冻僵的脸。

After walking through the snow, my feet were frozen stiff.

从雪地里走过后,我的脚都冻僵了