deep-freeze

Thân thiện

The chef stores fresh fish in the deep-freeze.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A type of electric refrigerator designed for freezing and storing food for extended periods: Specifically refers to a freezer that rapidly freezes items and maintains them at very low temperatures for long-term preservation. Often used as a trademark (Deepfreeze) for a particular brand of freezer.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • We keep our meat supply in the deep-freeze to prevent spoilage.
  • The laboratory stored the samples in a specialized deep-freeze.

Advanced Usage

• "to be in deep-freeze" (idiomatic): To be in a state of suspension, inactivity, or indefinite postponement.
  • The construction project has been in deep-freeze since the funding was cut.

Variants and Related Words

• Deepfreeze (n): A trademarked brand name often used generically to refer to a deep-freeze unit.
• Freezer (n): A more general term for an appliance or compartment for freezing food.
• Cryogenic freezer (n): A specialized deep-freeze unit used for storing biological samples at extremely low temperatures.

Synonyms

• Freezer: An appliance for freezing and storing food.
• Chest freezer: A type of freezer that opens from the top.
• Sub-zero storage: Storage at temperatures below freezing.

Related Phrases

• To put something on ice / in deep freeze: To postpone or suspend something indefinitely.
  • The merger plans have been put in deep freeze due to market uncertainty.

Related Idioms

• Political deep freeze: A period of stalled relations or inactivity between groups or nations.
  • The two countries' diplomacy entered a political deep-freeze after the incident.

Học thuật

Noun

1. electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time

Từ đồng nghĩa

• Deepfreeze
• deep freezer
• freezer