thawing
融化
thaw v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.]
1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare cold4, a. and hard6, a.
thawing
n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a
liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey
takes several hours" [syn: thaw, melt, melting]
2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: thaw, warming]