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Icy Describe Adj Graded 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词 Ice Winter Road Cold

英语单词 icy
英美音标 英 ['aɪsi] 美 ['aɪsi]
中文释义 adj.冰的;冷淡的
英语例句 (1) She will not chance cycling on the icy roads.
(2) He felt hurt by their icy welcome.
中文例句 (1) 她不愿在结了冰的路上冒险骑自行车。
(2) 他们冷淡的欢迎让他觉得受到伤害。
vocabulary简明 Something that's icy is frozen like ice or covered in ice. A winter road could be icy; and, if you give someone an icy stare, they are going to feel like hitting the road.
vocabulary扩展 Use the adjective icy to describe your town's slippery sidewalks in the winter or the frosty peas you just removed from the freezer. You can also describe very cold conditions as icy: "I'm putting my long underwear on — it's icy out there!" When a person is icy, they are aloof and unemotional, as opposed to warm and friendly. This figurative meaning has been around since the late 1500s.
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冰冷的;极冷的 If you describe something as icy or icy cold, you mean that it is extremely cold.
  • An icy wind blew hard across the open spaces...

    刺骨的寒风于开阔处呼啸着。

  • His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold.

    他的鞋和衣服都湿透了,冰冷冰冷的。

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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]结冰的;冰冻的 An icy road has ice on it.
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    [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷冰冰的;不友好的;冷漠的 If you describe a person or their behaviour as icy, you mean that they are not affectionate or friendly, and they show their dislike or anger in a quiet, controlled way.
      [disapproval]
    • His response was icy.

      他反应冷淡。

    icily
    • 'Have you finished?' he asked icily...

      “你完了没有?”他冷冷地问道。

    • The prison official is icily polite and bureaucratic.

      监狱官冷淡又客气,表现出十足的官僚作风。

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