thaw

/θɔː/· verb

环境/气候/能源B2

thaw
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Chinese meaning

融róng化huà,解jiě冻dòng

逐zhú渐jiàn融róng化huà,解jiě冻dòng回huí暖nuǎn

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此cǐ处chù指zhǐ常cháng年nián冻dòng土tǔ解jiě冻dòng后hòu失shī去qù黏nián结jié力lì、山shān体tǐ地dì基jī松sōng动dòng

Example

A geologist explains how thawing permafrost and melting ice are increasing the risk of destructive floods in the Himalayas and other high mountain regions around the world.

一yī位wèi地dì质zhì学xué家jiā解jiě释shì了le融róng化huà的de永yǒng冻dòng土tǔ和hé消xiāo融róng的de冰bīng如rú何hé增zēng加jiā喜xǐ马mǎ拉lā雅yǎ及jí世shì界jiè其qí他tā高gāo山shān地dì区qū发fā生shēng毁huǐ灭miè性xìng洪hóng水shuǐ的de风fēng险xiǎn。

Source: The Conversation · 29 Aug 2026

Background ✎

地dì质zhì学xué家jiā解jiě释shì融róng化huà的de永yǒng冻dòng土tǔ和hé冰bīng川chuān如rú何hé加jiā剧jù喜xǐ马mǎ拉lā雅yǎ等děng高gāo山shān地dì区qū的de洪hóng水shuǐ风fēng险xiǎn

Roots · etymology

源自古英语 þāwian,意为融化

  • 单纯词,不可拆

Collocations

  • thawing permafrost / thaw out / a thaw in relations

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