fridge-freezer

fridge-freezer — noun

1. a kitchen appliance with two separate compartments — one keeps food cool and the

1.名詞B1
釋義

a kitchen appliance with two separate compartments — one keeps food cool and the other keeps it frozen solid

例句

The Watanabe family bought a new fridge-freezer for their renovated kitchen.

Hana put fresh vegetables in the fridge section and frozen fish in the freezer section of her fridge-freezer.

collocation: fridge section / freezer section — dual-compartment storage

同義詞
  • refrigerator

    the standard American English term for a combined fridge-freezer; more formal than 'fridge-freezer'

  • fridge

    informal abbreviation; in British English, can refer to either the cooling compartment alone or the whole combined unit

用法筆記

Commonly used in British English. In American English, a combined fridge-freezer is typically called a 'refrigerator' or simply a 'fridge', even though those words can also refer to the cooling compartment alone.

常見錯誤

❌We bought a fridge and a freezer for the new kitchen.' (when meaning one combined unit).
✅We bought a fridge-freezer for the new kitchen.
💡'fridge-freezer' is a single appliance; 'a fridge and a freezer' means two separate machines.