thaw
오랜만에 단어입니다.
웹사이트 글을 익는 중 thawed라는 표현이 나오네요.
얼린 제품을 thawed했다는 내용이니 단어 뜻은 금방 추측이 됩니다.
네이버 사전: thaw
Verb
1. [자동사][V] ~ (out) (얼음눈이) 녹다 Synonym melt Opposite freeze
2. [자동사][V] 날이 해동하다, 날씨가 풀리다
It’s starting to thaw. 날이 해동하기 시작하고 있다. *요즘 날씨에 쓰기에 좋은 표현입니다
3. ~ (sth) (out) (냉동식품이) 해동되다[녹다]; 해동시키다, 녹이다 Reference defrost, de-ice, unfreeze
[V] Leave the meat to thaw completely before cooking. 고기는 요리하기 전에 완전히 해동되도록 놔 두어라. [often VN]
4. ~ (sth) (out) (몹시 춥던 손발 등이[을]) 녹다[녹이다]
[V] I could feel my ears and toes start to thaw out. 나는 (얼었던) 귀와 발가락이 녹는 것을 느낄 수 있었다. [also VN]
5.
[자동사][V] ~ (out) (태도 따위가) 누그러지다[부드러워지다]
Relations between the two countries thawed a little after the talks. 그 회담 후에 양 국가 사이의 관계가 약간 부드러워졌다.
Noun
1. [C, 주로 단수로] 해빙기
2. [sing.] ~ (in sth) (적대적이던 국가 사이의) 해빙기
*네이버 사전에는 재미있게도 단어의 수준이 나왔있어요
고2 영어에 나오는 단어랍니다.
옥스퍼드사전을 보면:
verb
1. (of ice, snow, or another frozen substance, such as food) become liquid or soft as a result of warming up.
'the river thawed and barges of food began to reach the capital’
1.1 (it thaws", "it is thawing, etc.) The weather becomes warmer and causes snow and ice to melt.
‘Today was much warmer and consequently it thawed and roads became very muddy, just as if a heavy rain had fallen.’
‘But of the state of the pitch, he recalls: ‘During the week, it had snowed, then thawed and then frozen again and there was ice under all that water on the surface.’’
1.2with object Make (something) warm enough to become liquid or soft.
‘European exporters simply thawed their beef before unloading’
1.3 (of a part of the body) become warm enough to stop feeling numb.
‘Riven began to feel his ears and toes thaw out’
1.4 Make or become friendlier or more cordial.
no object ‘she thawed out sufficiently to allow a smile to appear’
NOUN
1 A period of warmer weather that thaws ice and snow.
‘the thaw came yesterday afternoon’
1.1 An increase in friendliness or cordiality.
‘a thaw in relations between the two countries’
*우정이 식어갈 때나 정이 떨어질 때도 thaw를 유용하게 쓸 수 있어요