| 单词 | freeze |
| 释义 | freeze freeze // verb, noun
■ verb (froze /; AmE / frozen /; AmE /)
1 [+ obj] to hold costs, wages, prices, etc. at a fixed level for a period of time: Salaries have been frozen for the current year. SYN PEG
2 [+ obj] to prevent money, a bank account, etc. from being used, especially by getting a court order: The company's assets have been frozen. a government decision to freeze bank deposits
3 [no obj] when a computer screen freezes, you cannot move any of the images, etc. on it, because there is a problem with the system
PHRASAL VERBS
freeze sb out (of sth) to deliberately try to prevent other businesses from competing in a particular market, for example by selling goods very cheaply: The high tariffs were intended to freeze out foreign companies. Small producers are being frozen out of the health food market. ⇨ FROZEN
■ noun [C]
1 the act of keeping costs, wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time: The firm announced an immediate spending freeze to cut costs. The pay freeze has now been lifted (= stopped). a freeze on income tax rates a temporary freeze of the country's budgetary rules
a pay/price/salary/wage freeze ◆ a hiring/recruitment freeze ◆ to implement/impose/introduce a freeze ◆ to end/lift a freeze
2 the act of stopping sth: The company has put a freeze on all recruitment. a freeze on exports
❖ to impose/put a freeze on sth ◆ to end/lift a freeze
3 an official rule or order that prevents sb/sth from using their bank account, selling their assets, etc: The sanctions involve a freeze on the government's foreign assets. Prosecutors are seeking a freeze order against the fund. The bank account freeze led to a massive drop in consumer spending.
❖ to impose/put a freeze on sth ◆ to end/lift a freeze |
| 随便看 |
|
英汉经管词典收录了11049条经济管理类英汉双解词条，基本涵盖了经济学、管理学、金融学、会计学、证券期货、商务活动等领域的常用英语单词及短语词组的翻译及用法，是学习及工作的有利工具。