[] the act of keeping costs, wages, prices, etc. at a particular level for a period of time（成本、工资、价格等的）固定，稳定◆The firm announced an immediate spending freeze to cut costs.这家公司宣布立即冻结支出增长以削减成本。◆The pay freeze has now been lifted (= stopped).薪金增长冻结现已取消。◆a freeze on income tax rates冻结所得税率增长⨁a pay / price / salary / wage freeze报酬／价格／薪金／工资增长冻结⨁a hiring / recruitment freeze招聘冻结⨁to implement / impose / introduce a freeze实施／强制／提议冻结增长⨁to end / lift a freeze结束／取消增长冻结the act of stopping sth停止◆The company has put a freeze on all recruitment.这家公司停止了所有的招聘活动。◆a freeze on exports停止出口⨁to impose / put a freeze on sth禁止某事；停止某事⨁to end / lift a freeze结束／解除（对某事物的）禁止an official rule or order that prevents sb/sth from using their bank account, selling their assets, etc.冻结（银行账户、资产等）◆The sanctions involve a freeze on the government's foreign assets.制裁措施包括冻结这一政府的外国资产。⨁to impose / put a freeze on sth冻结某事物⨁to end / lift a freeze结束／解除冻结