ice
[aɪs] noun
FROZEN WATER 结冰的水
ESSENTIAL uncountable
■water which 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 skidded on a patch of ice.他在一块冰上滑了一下。
[aɪs] noun
ICE CREAM 霜淇淋
countable UK old-fashioned
■an ice cream, especially one bought in a shop （尤指从商店买的）霜淇淋•The shop sign said 'Drinks, Cakes, Ices!'商店的招牌上写着：“饮料、糕点、霜淇淋！”
[aɪs] noun
JEWELLERY 珠宝
uncountable informal
■jewellery, especially diamonds 珠宝（尤指钻石）
[aɪs] noun
be on ice
■If a plan is on ice, a decision has been made to delay it for a period of time 搁置，暂缓•Both projects are on ice until the question of funding is resolved.在资金问题解决以前，两个专案都搁置了。
[aɪs] verb transitive
COVER CAKES 覆盖在糕点上 UK (US frost)
■to cover a cake with icing (= a food made mainly with sugar) 给（糕点）加糖霜•I've made her a chocolate cake - now I just need to ice it.我为她做了一个巧克力蛋糕，现在只需要加上糖霜。
[aɪs] verb transitive
KILL 杀死 US slang
■to murder someone 谋杀
[aɪs] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs ice over
■If an area of water ices over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice 结冰，被冰层覆盖•The lake has iced over.湖面结了一层冰。
[aɪs] verb transitive
Phrasal Verbs ice up
■to become covered in ice and often stop working 因结冰而无法运作；被冻住•The plane was delayed because the engine had iced up.飞机因引擎结冰而延误了。 |