thaw /θɔ:/ I. n. ［c］（常作sing.)（天气）解冻；解冻时期：The thaw came yesterday afternoon. 昨天下午冰雪开始解冻。‖II. vt. & vi.（使）（冰雪等）融化，使化成水；使暖和：to thaw out meat (fish) 把肉（鱼）解冻 The ice thawed in the sun. 冰在阳光下融化。Just give me a minute to thaw out in front of the fire, then we can talk. 让我烤烤火，暖和一会儿，然后我们再来谈话。