| 词组 | freeze |
| 释义 | freeze [froze, frozen, freezing] 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 up 2. 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 |
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