Word · Frequency #14310
Fully loadedthaw
解冻；融化；回暖
核心释义
The process by which something frozen melts or something very cold becomes warmer.
- 1.
(冻土、冰、雪等冰冻之物)因升温而逐渐融化或变软；由冻结转为流体或半流体的过程。
A gradual melting or softening of something frozen (such as earth, ice, or snow) when the temperature rises; the transformation of something frozen into a fluid or semifluid.
- 2.
(很冷的人或物)逐渐暖和起来的过程。
A gradual warming up of someone or something that is very cold.
- 3.
(不活跃的事物)变为活跃的行为；也指(无感情的事物)产生感情的行为。
Of something inactive: an act of becoming active; also, of something unfeeling: an act of developing feelings.
- 4.
(拘谨或不友好的人)变得友好或温和的行为。
Of a person who is reserved or unfriendly: an act of becoming friendly or gentle.
- 5.
(国家或地区)放宽限制的时期；也指国家间敌意或紧张减少、友好或理解增加的时期。
A period of relaxation of restrictions in a country or state; also, a period of increased friendliness or understanding, or of reduced hostility or tension in relations, between states.
- 6.
天气暖和到足以使冰雪等融化的时期。
化冻期；融雪期；回暖天气；（关系等的）缓和；（政策等的）放宽；活跃起来；变得友好；（态度等的）缓和；(冻土、冰、雪等冰冻之物)因升温而逐渐融化或变软；由冻结转为流体或半流体的过程。；(很冷的人或物)逐渐暖和起来的过程。
用法In use
The spring thaw turned the narrow mountain paths into muddy streams.
用法提示：此处的 thaw 是名词，指冰雪在春季因气温升高而融化的过程。
After the thaw, the ice on the lake began to break up.
用法提示：thaw 作名词，表示天气回暖导致冰雪消融的时期或现象。
Farmers wait for the thaw before they start preparing the soil.
用法提示：这里的 thaw 是名词，指土地解冻的阶段。
a thaw in sth
用于比喻，表示紧张或敌对关系开始改善。
After years of conflict, there was finally a thaw in their relationship.
经过多年的冲突，他们之间的关系终于出现了缓和。
the thaw of sth
指实际的融化过程，of 后接被融化的物体。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- the spring thaw
- 春天的解冻期
- The spring thaw turned the roads into mud.春天的解冻期使道路变成了泥泞。
- a gradual thaw
- 逐渐解冻
- Scientists are monitoring the gradual thaw of the glaciers.科学家们正在监测冰川的逐渐解冻。
- the thaw sets in
- 解冻期来临
- The thaw sets in when temperatures stay above freezing.当气温持续在零度以上时，解冻期就来临了。
- a thaw in relations
- 关系缓和
- After years of tension, there was a thaw in relations between the two countries.多年紧张之后，两国之间的关系出现了缓和。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象冰块在阳光下慢慢化水，thaw就是“融化、解冻”；也指天气回暖的解冻期。记住“暖”字，冰雪就thaw了。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather forecasts and climate discussion、news about political or diplomatic relations、everyday talk about frozen ground or ice 作名词时，“thaw”字面指冰雪融化或解冻期，多用于天气、自然现象语境；引申指关系或僵局缓和，比较常见于新闻报道和较正式的讨论。日常口语中若指“解冻”动作，更常用动词。整体语域偏中性，随语境在口语和书面语之间变化。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These -aw words (saw, law, raw, paw, claw, draw) all rhyme with thaw in standard pronunciation. Be careful with lookalikes ending in -ow: sew /səʊ/, tow /təʊ/, and low /ləʊ/ have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
一起学习词形Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.