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word ice
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]冰;冰块;冰层 Ice is frozen water.
  • Glaciers are moving rivers of ice...

    冰河是犹如河水般流动的巨大冰体。

  • The ice is melting.

    冰正在融化。

  • ...a bitter lemon with ice.

    一杯加冰的苦柠檬汁

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[VERB 动词]为(蛋糕)挂糖衣(或糖霜) If you ice a cake, you cover it with icing.
  [V n]
  • I've iced and decorated the cake.

    我在蛋糕上挂了糖衣,还做了花样装饰。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]同 ice cream An ice is an ice cream .
  [mainly BRIT 主英]
  • He's eaten a lot of choc ices.

    他吃了很多巧克力冰激凌。

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See also:
iced
icing
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    [PHRASE 短语]See also:
    ice-breaker
    打破沉默(或僵局);使气氛轻松 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.
      [V inflects]
    • That sort of approach should go a long way toward breaking the ice...

      那种方法对打破僵局会大有帮助。

    • The major purpose of his trip was to break the ice, and his itinerary so far has been packed full.

      他此行的主要目的是打破僵局,目前的行程已经排满。

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    [PHRASE 短语]起不到什么作用;没多大影响 If you say that something cuts no ice with you, you mean that you are not impressed or influenced by it.
      [V inflects]
    • That sort of romantic attitude cuts no ice with money-men.

      那种不切实际的态度对金融家们根本不起什么作用。

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    [PHRASE 短语]延迟;搁置 If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it.
      [PHR after v]
    • The deal was put on ice for three months...

      该交易被搁置了 3 个月。

    • The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.

      每月 4,000 万美元的援助款项将继续搁置下去。

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    [PHRASE 短语]冒风险;如履薄冰 If you say that someone is on thin ice or is skating on thin ice, you mean that they are doing something risky which may have serious or unpleasant consequences.
    • I had skated on thin ice and, so far, got away with it.

      我曾经冒过很大风险,但目前为止侥幸没事。


    Oxford ice / aɪs ; NAmE aɪs /
    noun
    ,
    verb
    ice ices iced icing
    noun 1 [uncountable ] water that has frozen and become solid There was ice on the windows. 窗户上有冰花。 The lake was covered with a sheet of ice. 湖面上覆盖着一层冰。 My hands are as cold as ice. 我的双手冰冷。 see also
    icy
    ,
    black ice
    ,
    dry ice
    2 [singular ] ( usuallythe ice ) a frozen surface that people skateon 冰场;溜冰场 The dancers came out onto the ice. 舞蹈表演者出场来到滑冰场上。 Both teams are on the ice, waiting for the whistle. 两支参赛队伍都在冰场上等待着哨音。 3 [uncountable ] a piece of iceused to keep food and drinks cold 冰块 I'll have lemonade please—no ice. 请给我来杯柠檬汽水,不要加冰块。 4 [countable ] ( old-fashioned) ( especially BrE) an ice cream 一份冰淇淋 5 [uncountable ] ( NAmE) a type of sweet food that consists of icethat has been crushed and flavoured 冰冻甜食 IDIOMS break the ˈice to say or do sth that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc. (尤指聚会等开始时,用言语或行动)打破隔阂;打头说话 see also
    icebreaker
     (2 )
    cut no ˈice (with sb) to have no influence or effect on sb (对某人)无影响,不起作用 His excuses cut no ice with me. 他的申辩丝毫不能说服我。 on ˈice 1 (of wine, etc. 果酒等 ) kept cold by being surrounded by ice 冰镇 2 (of a plan, etc. 计划等 ) not being dealt with now; waiting to be dealt with at a later time 被搁置;留待考虑 We've had to putour plans on icefor the time being. 我们不得不把计划暂时搁置。 3 (of entertainment, etc. 娱乐等 ) performed by skaterson an ice rink 冰上表演的 Cinderella on ice 《灰姑娘》冰上演出
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    thin
    adj.
    verb icesth to cover a cake with icing 在(糕饼上)加糖霜 PHRASAL VERB ˌice ˈover/ˈup | ˌice sth↔ˈover/ˈup to cover sth with ice; to become covered with ice (使)结上一层冰,覆盖着冰 ice / aɪs ; NAmE aɪs /
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    ice1 noun
    ice2 verb
    iceice1 /aɪs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun
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    1ice (1) [uncountable] water that has frozen into a solid stateicy:  Would you like some ice in your drink? Her hands were as cold as ice. The city spent $7 million to remove snow and ice from the roads.2keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time:  I’m putting my plans for a new car on ice until I finish college.3be (skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble:  Don’t be late again, Hugo – you’re skating on thin ice.4the ice a specially prepared surface of ice where you can ice-skate or play ice hockey:  The two teams are ready to take to the ice.5[countable] a)a frozen sweet food made with fruit juice SYN  sorbet b)especially British English old-fashioned an ice cream6[uncountable] American English diamonds
    black ice
    , dry ice
    , → break the ice, → cut no ice
    ,
    break1(29)
    ,
    cut1(39)
    COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthick· Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.thin· The ice is too thin to skate on.black ice (=a layer of thin ice on a road that is very difficult to see)· Black ice on the roads is making driving conditions very dangerous.crushed ice (=broken into small pieces, for example to add to a drink)· Serve the cocktail with crushed ice.polar ice· Global warming directly causes the melting of polar ice.verbsbe covered in ice· Our driveway was covered in ice.ice melts· The ice in my glass had begun to melt.ice forms· Ice was forming on the surface of the lake.ice cracks· We could feel the ice cracking beneath our feet.scrape the ice off something· I scraped the ice off the car windscreen.ice + NOUNan ice cube (=a small square piece of ice that you add to a drink)· She put a couple of ice cubes in her glass.ice crystals (=very small pieces of ice that form naturally)· Ice crystals fall from the sky as snowflakes.phrasesa block of ice· The fish were packed in blocks of ice, ready for transportation.a lump of ice (=a large piece of ice)· Huge lumps of ice break off from the glaciers and float in the sea.a sheet of ice· A thin sheet of ice had formed over the surface of the pond.a slab of ice (=a thick flat piece of ice)· Huge slabs of ice drifted down the frozen river.THESAURUSice water that has frozen into a solid state: · ice cubes in her Coke· the ice on the lakefrost a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appears: · There was frost on the ground.· Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.black ice an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a road: · Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.icicle a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surface: · There were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.hailstones frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the sky: · Hailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.glacier a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley: · The high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate.· the Kangshung glaciericeberg a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water: · The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.ice cap an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South Poles: · We all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.
    ice1 noun
    ice2 verb
    iceice2 verb [transitive] especially British English
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    to cover a cake with icing (=a mixture made of liquid and very fine sugar) SYN frost American Englishicingice something ↔ down phrasal verb American English to cover an injured part of the body in ice to stop it from swelling:  Make sure you ice that ankle down as soon as you get inside.ice over/up (also be iced over/up) phrasal verb to become covered with iceicy:  Schools were closed when the roads iced over. The plane’s engines had iced up.
    WDF

    ice

    [aɪs]iced, icing, ices

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    iced[2944] ices[242] icing[1506]
    冰(82%),冰淇淋(13%),结冰(3%),冰镇(1%),冷淡(1%)
    n.冰;冰淇淋;矜持;(俚)钻石
    adj.冰的
    vt.冰镇;结冰
    vi.结冰
    n.(Ice)人名;(英)艾斯;(法)伊斯

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