Refrigeration is the process, or the whole system, of making food or liquid cold so it keeps.

Refrigeration冷藏 is指的是 the process of making food or liquid cold so it keeps讓食物或液體變冷以便保存的過程, or the whole system或整套系統

A kitchen fridge is a small refrigeration machine; a supermarket has a refrigeration system for meat and milk; engineers talk about refrigeration when they mean the science and the equipment, not just the box in the corner.

A kitchen fridge家用冰箱 is是 a small refrigeration machine小型的冷藏機器; a supermarket超市 has有 a refrigeration system for meat and milk給肉類和牛奶用的冷藏系統; engineers工程師 talk about refrigeration講冷藏 when they mean指的是 the science and the equipment這門科學和設備, not just the box in the corner不只是角落裡的那個箱子

Though actually, in everyday life people rarely say the word unless a cooling system has broken, or they are explaining why food went bad in a power cut. The meaning on the packet is still “keep it fridge-cold to preserve it,” not “turn it to ice.” In shops and factories, though, refrigeration can cover a bigger cooling plant, including rooms that are colder than a home fridge.

Though actually不過其實, in everyday life日常生活中 people rarely say the word人們很少講這個字 unless除非 a cooling system has broken冷卻系統壞了, or they are explaining why food went bad in a power cut或是在解釋停電時食物為什麼壞掉. The meaning on the packet包裝上的意思 is still仍然是 "keep it fridge-cold to preserve it,"「冰在冰箱裡保鮮」 not "turn it to ice."不是「凍成冰」. In shops and factories在店家和工廠裡, though不過, refrigeration冷藏 can cover可以指 a bigger cooling plant更大的冷卻設備, including rooms that are colder than a home fridge包括比家用冰箱更冷的房間