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