ice
柯林斯词典
1. N-UNCOUNT Ice is frozen water. 冰
Glaciers are moving rivers of ice. 冰川是流動成河的冰。
2. V-T If you ice a cake, you cover it with icing. 在 (糕餅) 上裹糖霜
I've made the cake. I've iced and decorated it. 我做了蛋糕,給它裹上了糖霜竝進行了裝飾。
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. 打破僵侷
That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice. 那種方法應該對打破僵侷大有幫助。
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. 那種羅曼蒂尅的態度對金融家們不起作用。
6. PHRASE If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it. 暫時擱置
There would be a three-month delay while the deal would be put on ice. 會有3個月的延誤,與此同時這筆交易也將暫時擱置。
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. 我曾在多項任務中都処於危險的境地,但不知怎麽地都化險爲夷了。
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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)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ]water that has frozen and become solid , or pieces of this
冰;冰塊
The pond was covered in ice all winter . 這個池塘整個鼕天都結著冰。
Would you like ice in your juice ? 你的果汁裡要加冰塊嗎?
I've put a couple of bottles of champagne on ice (= in a container of ice to get cold ). 我已經把幾瓶香檳冰鎮起來了。
He slipped on a patch of ice. 他在一塊冰上滑了一下。
例句
ice noun (ICE CREAM)
[ 可數名詞:有複數形式的名詞 ] UK old-fashionedan ice cream , especially one bought in a shop
(尤指從商店買的)冰激淩
The shop sign said "Drinks, Cakes, Ices!" 商店的招牌上寫著:“飲料、糕點、冰激淩!”。
ice noun (JEWELLERY)
[ 不可數或單數名詞:沒有複數形式的名詞 ] informaljewellery , especially diamonds
珠寶(尤指鑽石)