freeze out

• • 因寒冷而离开；严寒使处境困难：

    The heating went off and we were frozen out!

    暖气停了，我们冷得要命!

  • [口语](用冷淡的态度、竞争等)排挤，排斥；逐走，逼走：

    The competition became so keen that many of smaller companies were frozen out.

    竞争是如此激烈，许多较小的公司被排挤了出来。

  • [主美国英语]因严寒而阻碍(或阻止)(某事)进行：

    The game was frozen out.

    天冷得让比赛不能进行。

  • (植物等)冻死：

    Half the fruit crop was frozen out in the sudden severe autumn.

    有一半的果树在这突如其来的严寒的秋季冻死了。