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冻结, 卡住
to become solid or immobile due to cold temperatures, often leading to a lack of functionality
- The car's engine froze up in the bitter winter cold, and it wouldn't start.
汽车的发动机在严寒的冬天冻住了,无法启动。
- The pipes in the house froze up during the deep freeze, causing a plumbing disaster.
房子里的管道在严寒中冻住了,导致了管道灾难。
- His fingers froze up from the intense cold, making it difficult to grip anything.
他的手指因严寒冻僵了,使得抓握任何东西都变得困难。
- The garden hose froze up overnight, making it impossible to water the plants until it thawed.
花园水管一夜之间冻住了,直到解冻前都无法给植物浇水。
- In regions with harsh winters, door locks can sometimes freeze up, making it challenging to enter or exit buildings.
在冬季严寒的地区,门锁有时会冻住,使得进出建筑物变得困难。
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僵住, 冻结
to become mentally immobilized or unable to function effectively due to fear, anxiety, or nervousness
- She froze up when she had to speak in front of the large audience.
当她不得不在大批观众面前讲话时,她僵住了。
- In the face of danger, he froze up and couldn't react.
面对危险,他僵住了,无法做出反应。
- During the job interview, he froze up and struggled to answer the simplest questions.
在求职面试中,他僵住了,连最简单的问题都难以回答。
- When faced with a sudden emergency, some people tend to freeze up, while others take action.
当面临突发紧急情况时,有些人往往会僵住,而其他人则会采取行动。
- She tends to freeze up in social situations, making it challenging to start conversations.
她倾向于在社交场合中僵住,这使得开始对话变得具有挑战性。
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冻结, 卡住
to stop functioning due to issues such as technical glitches or mental blocks
- The computer screen froze up, and it had to be restarted.
电脑屏幕冻结了,不得不重新启动。
- When the exam began, her mind froze up, and she couldn't recall the answers.
考试开始时,她的脑子僵住了,想不起答案。
- As he approached the stage, his voice froze up, and he couldn't deliver his speech.
当他接近舞台时,他的声音冻结了,无法发表演讲。
- In the middle of the critical business meeting, the projector froze up, causing an awkward pause.
在关键的业务会议中,投影仪冻结了,导致了一个尴尬的停顿。