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2010.01.26 (Review
of 2004.11.30 edition)
Think about it: all of the most lovely and characteristic features of the winter months in northern climes - snowflakes, icicles, a field covered in fresh powder - are the result of a simple phase change that takes place when water is exposed to sub-zero temperatures. See, chemistry really IS beautiful!
FREEZE 凍らせる、凍る
- If you freeze something or if it freezes, its temperature drops below
zero degrees centigrade and it becomes hard.
If we say that a person or place is freezing, we mean that they are very cold.
Be Careful! The other forms of the verb freeze are froze and frozen. - freeze は、物の温度を摂氏0度以下にして固い状態にする、または、物の温度が摂氏0度以下になって固い状態になる、つまり、凍らせる、凍る、という意味です。
人や場所について、freezing と言うと、その人がとても寒いと感じている、または、その場所がとても寒い、という意味になります。
注意：freeze の過去形は froze、過去分詞は frozen です。
- Have you ever made ice cubes by freezing fruit juice?
- I often save time cooking by making dishes in large amounts and then freezing the leftovers for another day.
- My kids love to skate on the lake when it freezes in winter.
- You must be freezing in those wet clothes. Take them off, and I'll get you some dry ones.
- It's freezing in here! Can't we shut the window?
- It was so cold outside that my hands and feet froze. I nearly got frostbite!
- My mother works full-time, so we eat a lot of frozen food at home.
Brrrrr!