The expedition's instruments malfunctioned in the freezing temperatures of the polar plateau, forcing a hasty retreat to base camp.
探险队的仪器在极地高原的极寒温度下失灵，迫使他们匆忙撤回大本营。
Which choice best defines “freezing”?
A — Extremely cold. “freezing” means extremely cold.
Which word means “extremely cold”?
D — freezing. “freezing” means extremely cold.
freezing — extremely cold. In Chinese: 极冷的.
freezing is pronounced /ˈfriːzɪŋ/.
The expedition's instruments malfunctioned in the freezing temperatures of the polar plateau, forcing a hasty retreat to base camp. (探险队的仪器在极地高原的极寒温度下失灵，迫使他们匆忙撤回大本营。)
bitterly cold, frigid, icy — all close in meaning to freezing (extremely cold).
boiling, scorching — each the opposite of freezing (extremely cold).
Yes. freezing is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.