ice

noun

/aɪs/

Idioms

[uncountable] water that has frozen and become solid冰
- 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。
- the body of a man perfectly preserved in a block of ice一具完美保存在冰块中的男性尸体
- My hands are as cold as ice.我的双手冰冷。
- substantial loss of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean北冰洋的海冰大量减少
see also icy, black ice, dry ice
- Ice had formed on the pond.池塘结冰了。
- Is the ice thick enough to walk on?冰层是否厚到可以在上面行走？
- The ice was beginning to melt.冰开始融化了。
- The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship.浪花在船头冻成了大块的冰坨。
Topics Weathera1, Drinksa1
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- thin
- melting
- …
… of ice
- block
- slab
verb + ice
- form
ice + verb
- form
- crack
- melt
- …
ice + noun
- cube
- bucket
- water
- …
preposition
- on (the) ice
[singular]
(usually the ice)
a frozen surface that people skate on冰场；溜冰场
- on the ice 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。
- The dancers came out onto the ice.舞蹈表演者出场来到滑冰场上。
- People were skating on the ice.人们在溜冰。
- They held hands as they glided across the ice.他们在冰上滑行时手拉着手。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- thin
- melting
- …
… of ice
- block
- slab
verb + ice
- form
ice + verb
- form
- crack
- melt
- …
ice + noun
- cube
- bucket
- water
- …
preposition
- on (the) ice
[uncountable] a piece of ice used 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。
- a glass of water with ice and lemon一杯水加冰和柠檬
- She ordered a vodka and ice.她点了一杯伏特加和冰。
- The glass was filled with green liquid and crushed ice.玻璃杯里装满了绿色液体和碎冰。
Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- thick
- thin
- melting
- …
… of ice
- block
- slab
verb + ice
- form
ice + verb
- form
- crack
- melt
- …
ice + noun
- cube
- bucket
- water
- …
preposition
- on (the) ice
[countable] (old-fashioned, especially British English) an ice cream一份冰淇淋
- Drinks, ices and popcorn are all on sale in the foyer.饮料、冰和爆米花都在门厅出售。
see also choc ice
[uncountable] (North American English) a type of sweet food that consists of ice that has been crushed (= broken into very small pieces) and given a sweet taste 冰冻甜食

词源Old English īs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijs and German Eis.

Idioms

be skating/walking on thin ice

to be taking a risk履薄冰；冒风险

break the ice

to say or do something 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)
- Jim organized a few party games to break the ice when people first arrived.当人们第一次到达时，吉姆组织了几次聚会游戏来打破僵局。

cut no ice (with somebody)

to have no influence or effect on somebody（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 ice

(of wine, etc.果酒等) kept cold by being surrounded by ice冰镇
- All the food is laid out and the champagne is on ice.所有的食物都摆好了，香槟放在冰上。
Topics Drinksb2
(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 put our plans on ice for the time being.我们不得不把计划暂时搁置。
(of entertainment, etc.娱乐等) performed by skaters on an ice rink冰上表演的
- Cinderella on ice《灰姑娘》冰上演出

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