If a liquid congeals, it becomes thick or solid as it cools or sits. Blood congeals on a cut; gravy congeals on a cold plate; wax can congeal as it hardens.

If a liquid congeals如果液體congeal了，it becomes thick or solid它會變濃稠或變固態 as it cools or sits隨著冷卻或放置。Blood congeals血液會congeal on a cut在傷口上；gravy congeals肉汁也會congeal on a cold plate在冷掉的盤子上；wax can congeal蠟也可能congeal as it hardens隨著變硬。

The idea is “go from runny to stiff,” not “hide” and not “put in the freezer on purpose.” Freeze is what you do to ice cream; congeal is what happens when something thickens by itself — often in a way you did not want. It is a little formal, but still ordinary in cooking and in talk about blood.

The idea is這個字的意思是 "go from runny to stiff,"「從稀變硬」，not "hide"不是「藏起來」 and not "put in the freezer on purpose."也不是「故意放進冷凍庫」。Freeze is what you do to ice cream冰淇淋的freeze是你主動做的動作；congeal is what happens而congeal是 when something thickens by itself東西自己變稠時發生的事 — often in a way you did not want通常還是你不想要的方式。It is a little formal這個字有點正式，but still ordinary但在...裡還算常見 in cooking and in talk about blood在烹飪和講血液的時候。

Spanish and Portuguese congelar are cousins of the same Latin verb; those languages often use it for “freeze,” while English kept congeal for this thickening sense.

Spanish and Portuguese congelar西班牙文和葡萄牙文的congelar are cousins of the same Latin verb是同一個拉丁動詞的親戚；those languages often use it for "freeze,"這些語言常拿它來指「freeze」，while English kept congeal而英文則保留congeal for this thickening sense來指這種變稠的意思。