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deep freeze (or deepfreeze）
v & n
英文解释
A condition of being held in temporary suspension or inactivity；a state or period of halted or suspended activity or progress
中文解释
deep freeze 字面意思：深度冻结; 深度冷藏；极度深寒。其引申意思：暂时停止或不活动的状态；暂停的状态或时期；暂时不活动或暂停。deep freeze 有时写成复合动词：deepfreeze
原文举例
Last April, as large parts of the global economy were in a deep freeze, economists at the World Trade Organization said global trade flows could suffer the largest peacetime decline since the Great Depression, possibly falling by as much as a third. — Paul Hannon, WSJ, “Global Trade Roars Back From Depths of Covid-19 Pandemic,” 25 Feb. 2021
去年4月，在全球经济的很大一部分陷入停滞之际，世界贸易组织的经济学家表示，全球贸易流量可能遭遇大萧条(Great Depression)以来和平时期最大的降幅，降幅可能高达三分之一。- Paul Hannon，《华尔街日报》，“全球贸易从Covid-19大流行的低谷复苏”，2021年2月25日
China has warned Canada of “severe consequences” if it did not immediately release telecom company Huawei’s chief financial officer (CFO), calling the case “extremely nasty”.
中国警告加拿大，如果不立即释放电信公司华为的首席财务官(CFO)，将面临“严重后果”，并称此案“极其恶劣”。
The case, which has prompted fury in China, has put Canada in a difficult position: comply with a request from its neighbour and largest trading partner, or risk angering the country it has, for months, sought stronger ties with.
此案在中国引发了愤怒，也让加拿大陷入了两难境地:要么遵从邻国、最大贸易伙伴的要求，要么就有可能激怒中国。数月来，加拿大一直在寻求加强与中国的关系。
“There will probably be a deep freeze with the Chinese in high-level visits and exchanges.”
“在高层互访和交流方面，双方可能会陷入暂停的状态。”
Joe Biden and his handler wife Jill traveled to Texas more than a week after the deep freeze caused power outages across the state.
乔·拜登和他的助手妻子吉尔在严重冰冻导致全州停电一个多星期后前往德克萨斯州。
