ice
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Ice is frozen water. 冰
Glaciers are moving rivers of ice. 冰川是流动成河的冰。
2. V-T If you ice a cake, you cover it with icing. 在 (糕饼) 上裹糖霜
I've made the cake. I've iced and decorated it. 我做了蛋糕,给它裹上了糖霜并进行了装饰。
4. PHRASE If you break the ice at a party or meeting, or in a new situation, you say or do something to make people feel relaxed and comfortable. 打破僵局
That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice. 那种方法应该对打破僵局大有帮助。
5. PHRASE If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it. 不起作用
That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with moneymen. 那种罗曼蒂克的态度对金融家们不起作用。
6. PHRASE If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it. 暂时搁置
There would be a three-month delay while the deal would be put on ice. 会有3个月的延误,与此同时这笔交易也将暂时搁置。
7. PHRASE If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, you mean that they are doing something risky that may have serious or unpleasant consequences. 如履薄冰
I had skated on thin ice on many assignments and somehow had got away with it. 我曾在多项任务中都处于危险的境地,但不知怎么地都化险为夷了。
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ice /aɪs/ (icing,iced,ices)
剑桥词典
- Snow and ice have caused chaos on the roads .
- A thick sheet of ice had formed over the water .
- When you get a build-up of ice in your freezer , you know it's time to defrost it.
- We skidded on the ice and crashed into another car .
- The ice clinked as she dropped it into the glass .
ice noun (FROZEN WATER)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]water that has frozen and become solid , or pieces of this
冰;冰块
The pond was covered in ice all winter . 这个池塘整个冬天都结着冰。
Would you like ice in your juice ? 你的果汁里要加冰块吗?
I've put a couple of bottles of champagne on ice (= in a container of ice to get cold ). 我已经把几瓶香槟冰镇起来了。
He slipped on a patch of ice. 他在一块冰上滑了一下。
例句
ice noun (ICE CREAM)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] UK old-fashionedan ice cream , especially one bought in a shop
(尤指从商店买的)冰激凌
The shop sign said "Drinks, Cakes, Ices!" 商店的招牌上写着:“饮料、糕点、冰激凌!”。
ice noun (JEWELLERY)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ] informaljewellery , especially diamonds
珠宝(尤指钻石)