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融雪,融化,溫暖氣候使融解,使緩和融化,解凍

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Thaw \Thaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian, [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D.
   dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf. also verdauen 8digest, OHG.
   douwen, firdouwen), Icel. [thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan.
   t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr. ? to melt. [root]56.]
   1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of
      that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.

   2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in
      reference to the weather, and used impersonally.

   3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.

Thaw \Thaw\, v. t.
   To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt,
   soften, or dissolve.

Thaw \Thaw\, n.
   The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the
   resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid;
   liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a
   warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
   --Dryden.

資料來源 : WordNet®

thaw
     n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a
          liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
          that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey
          takes several hours" [syn: {melt}, {thawing}, {melting}]
     2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
        welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: {thawing}, {warming}]
     3: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming
        less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and
        Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
     v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
         the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
         heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over
         the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the
         meat" [syn: {dissolve}, {unfreeze}, {unthaw}, {dethaw}, {melt}]