late 15c., "act of cooling or freezing," from Latin refrigerationem (nominative refrigeratio) "a cooling, mitigation of heat," especially in sickness, noun of action from past participle stem of refrigerare "to cool down," from re- "again" (see re-) + frigerare "make cool," from frigus (genitive frigoris) "cold" (see frigid). Specifically "freezing provisions as a means of preserving them" from 1881.
双语例句
1. The decay of the meat could have been prevented by proper refrigeration.
如果经过适当的冷藏,这些肉本来不至于腐烂掉.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. Lack of refrigeration turned the milk.
牛奶没有冷藏,变酸了.
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3. Keep all meat products under refrigeration.
把所有的肉制品都冷藏起来。
来自辞典例句
4. This result is of great importance in steam engineering and in refrigeration.
这个结果在蒸汽工程和致冷学中很重要.
来自辞典例句
5. Every greenhouse operation can use refrigeration facilities'in many ways.
