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来源：百度知道 编辑：UC知道 时间：2024/05/31 01:48:04
A refrigerator (often called a "fridge" for short) is a cooling appliance comprising a thermally insulated compartment and a mechanism to transfer heat from it to the external environment, cooling the contents to a temperature below ambient. Refrigerators are extensively used to store foods which deteriorate at ambient temperatures; spoilage due to bacterial growth and other processes is much slower at low temperatures. Devices described as "refrigerators" maintain a temperature a few degrees above the freezing point of water; similar devices which maintain temperatures below the freezing point of water are called "freezers". The refrigerator is a relatively modern invention amongst kitchen appliances. It replaced the common icebox which had been a household item for almost a century and a half prior, and is sometimes still called by the original name "icebox".

冰箱（通常简称为"冰箱" ）是一个热绝缘，有隔间的冷冻装制，它将内部热量传递到外部环境，以保持内部温度低于周围环境。冰箱，被广泛用来储存食物，避免在外界恶化；低温能够抑制细菌生长和减慢食物腐败的过程。冰藏室，能保持温度在高于水的冰点几摄氏度以上;那些保持温度低于水的冰点的装置，是所谓的"冷冻室" 。冰箱，在厨房用具中，是一个比较现代的发明。它在近一个半世纪之前就取代了常见的“冰块箱”，有时还被叫做它的古老名称“冰块箱” 。