refrigerate

/ri'fridʤəreit/

Thân thiện

Please refrigerate the milk after opening.

Definition

1. Verb:
   • To cool or chill something, typically in a refrigerator: The primary meaning is to make something cold or keep it cold, usually by placing it inside a refrigerator or a similar cooling appliance.
   • To preserve something by keeping it cold: This refers to the specific purpose of using cold temperatures to slow down decay and prevent food or other perishable items from spoiling.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Please refrigerate the milk after opening. (This instructs someone to put the milk in the refrigerator to keep it cold.)
  • The laboratory must refrigerate these samples at all times. (This describes the necessary action of keeping the samples chilled for preservation.)
  • You should refrigerate the cake if you are not serving it today. (This advises using cold storage to maintain the cake's freshness.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be refrigerated": Describes the required state of an item.
  • This product must be refrigerated. (This is a common instruction on food packaging, indicating cold storage is mandatory.)
• "refrigerate until use": A common instruction meaning to keep something cold until the moment it is needed.
  • Refrigerate the dressing until use. (This tells the user to keep the dressing in the refrigerator until they are ready to use it.)

Variants and Related Words

• Refrigeration (n): The process of cooling or the state of being cooled.
  • The refrigeration of food is a key modern preservation method.
• Refrigerant (n): A substance used for cooling, like the fluid in an air conditioner or refrigerator.
  • The mechanic checked the car's refrigerant level.
• Refrigerator (n): The appliance used for refrigerating items.
  • She put the leftovers in the refrigerator.

Synonyms

• Chill: To make something cold.
• Cool: To lower the temperature of something.
• Keep cold: To maintain something at a low temperature.

Related Phrases

• Refrigerate promptly: An instruction to cool something without delay.
  • For safety, refrigerate leftovers promptly after the meal.
• Refrigerate after thawing: An instruction for items that have been frozen.
  • The instructions say to refrigerate after thawing and consume within two days.

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms that use the exact word "refrigerate." The word is typically used in literal, instructional contexts.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. cool or chill in or as if in a refrigerator
   • refrigerate this medicine
2. preserve by chilling
   • many foods must be refrigerated or else they will spoil