thaw /ˈθɔ/
 融雪,融化,溫暖氣候(vt.)使融解,使緩和(vi.)融化,解凍
 thaw v. i. [imp. & p. p. Thawed p. pr. & vb. n. Thawing.]
 1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.
 2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in reference to the weather, and used impersonally.
 3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial.  Compare cold4, a. and hard6, a.
 thaw, v. t. To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt, soften, or dissolve.
 thaw, n. The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid; liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.
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 thaw
      n 1: the process whereby heat changes something from a solid to a
           liquid; "the power failure caused a refrigerator melt
           that was a disaster"; "the thawing of a frozen turkey
           takes several hours" [syn: melt, thawing, melting]
      2: warm weather following a freeze; snow and ice melt; "they
         welcomed the spring thaw" [syn: thawing, warming]
      3: a relaxation or slackening of tensions or reserve; becoming
         less hostile; "the thaw between the United States and
         Russia has led to increased cooperation in world affairs"
      v : become or cause to become soft or liquid; "The sun melted
          the ice"; "the ice thawed"; "the ice cream melted"; "The
          heat melted the wax"; "The giant iceberg dissolved over
          the years during the global warming phase"; "dethaw the
          meat" [syn: dissolve, unfreeze, unthaw, dethaw, melt]