shortened and altered form of refrigerator, 1926, an unusual way of word-formation in English; perhaps influenced by Frigidaire (1919), name of a popular early brand of self-contained automatically operated iceless refrigerator (Frigidaire Corporation, Detroit, Michigan, U.S.), a name suggesting Latin frigidarium "a cooling room in a bath." Frigerator as a colloquial shortening is attested by 1886.
权威例句
1. The fridge door was open and food was scattered across the floor.
冰箱门开着,食物散落在地板上。
2. Keep what's left in a covered container in the fridge.
把剩下的食物装入带盖的容器,放进冰箱。
3. Defrost the fridge regularly so that it works at maximum efficiency.
定期给冰箱除霜,以便它能发挥其最高效率。
4. The brown mush in the fridge is some veg soup left over.