freeze up

フリーズする、動作を止める

突然動作や動きが止まる、または止める。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly stop working or moving, or make something stop.

• My laptop keeps freezing up.
• The screen froze up during the game.
• That software error can freeze the whole system up.

使い方： freeze something up (A faulty update froze the system up.)

類義語： freeze, hang, lock up

よく使う表現： computers freeze up, freeze up suddenly, freeze something up

固まる、動けなくなる

恐怖や驚き、注目されることによって、突然動いたり話したりできなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly be unable to move, speak, or act because of fear, surprise, or strong attention.

• I freeze up when I am scared.
• She froze up during the interview.
• Do you ever freeze up when everyone is watching you?

類義語： freeze, seize up

よく使う表現： freeze up onstage, freeze up completely, freeze up suddenly

凍結して動かなくなる

内部や周囲に氷ができて、動かなくなる。

やさしい英語で： To stop working because ice forms inside or around something.

• The pipes might freeze up tonight.
• Our water pump froze up during the cold weather.
• Has the valve frozen up again?

類義語： ice up, freeze

反対語： thaw

よく使う表現： pipes freeze up, freeze up overnight, valves freeze up

よそよそしくなる、態度を硬くする

相手に対して突然冷たく、打ち解けず、堅苦しい態度になる。

やさしい英語で： To suddenly become unfriendly, reserved, and very formal towards someone.

• He froze up when I asked about his family.
• She tends to freeze up around strangers.
• His warm manner disappeared, and he froze up completely.

類義語： become distant, withdraw

反対語： warm up

よく使う表現： freeze up socially, freeze up immediately, freeze up around someone