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If a liquid congeals, it becomes thick or solid as it cools or sits. Blood congeals on a cut; gravy congeals on a cold plate; wax can congeal as it hardens. The idea is “go from runny to stiff,” not “hide” and not “put in the freezer on purpose.” Freeze is what you do to ice cream; congeal is what happens when something by itself — often in a way you did not want. It is a little formal, but still ordinary in cooking and in talk about blood. Spanish and Portuguese congelar are cousins of the same Latin verb; those languages often use it for “freeze,” while English kept congeal for this sense.
凝固；凝結
組成From Middle English congelen, from Middle French congeler, from Latin congelare (con- “together” + gelare “to freeze”). Portuguese and Spanish congelar are from the same Latin verb.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
以下是外部詞典記錄的用法，原文照列，我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的；有些用法可能上面已經講過了。
congealverb/kənˈd͡ʒiːl/
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To change from a liquid to solid state, perhaps due to cold; called to freeze in nontechnical usage.
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To coagulate, make curdled or semi-solid such as gel or jelly.
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To make rigid or immobile.
- We must act before opposition to our plans congeals.
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To become congealed, solidify.
資料來源：英文維基詞典 English Wiktionary（CC BY-SA 4.0）。 原文照列，未經改寫。