1. vi.（冰、雪及冷冻食物）溶化，溶解　(especially of ice, snow or frozen food) become liquid or soft due to the temperature rising above freezing point
2. vi.（气候）解冻　(of weather) become warm enough to melt ice or snow
3. vi.软化，暖和起来　become less hard, less numb, less icy, etc.,as a result of being warmed
4. vi.（态度、感情等）缓和，随和，更友好　become more friendly, less stiff in manner
5. vt.使融化，使缓和　cause to thaw;cause to become more friendly

　The ice thawed in the sun.　冰在阳光下融化。
　It thawed early last spring.　去年春天解冻得很早。
　He thawed after sitting at a fire for a while.　在火堆旁坐了一会儿，他觉得暖和起来了。
　His shyness thawed under her kindness.　他的羞怯在她的亲切态度之下消失了。
　The little girl's smile thawed the angry old man.　小姑娘的微笑使发怒的老头缓和下来。

 ♣ thaw, dissolve, melt
　参见melt条。

1. C 融化，解冻　the action, fact, or process of thawing
2. C （足以解冻的）暖和天气　warmth of weather sufficient to thaw ice

　The spring thaw caused heavy flooding.　春天解冻导致了洪水泛滥。
　A thaw has set in.　暖流来临了。

　［派生词］ thawless adj. （永）不融化的‖thawy adj.解冻的，融化的