thaw out

• • (使)暖和；(使)融化；(使)解冻；暖和起来：

    The ground has thawed out.

    地面的冰已经融化了。

    Thaw out the frozen meat before cooking.

    把冻肉化冻后再进行烹调。

  • (使)和蔼；(使)融洽；(使)变得较不拘束；(使感情、态度等)缓和(或友善)：

    The negotiation thawed out the hostile relations between the two countries.

    谈判缓和了两国间的敌对关系。

    A couple of sherries thawed out the guests.

    喝了几杯雪利酒后，客人们变得不那么拘束了。

    The teacher told a joke and thawed out the pupils.

    老师说了个笑话使学生们活跃起来。