| 释义 |
ice /aɪs/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 冰；冰块；冰层
The ice is melting. 冰正在融化。
Would you like some ice in your Coke? 你的可乐中要放些冰块吗?
2. (通常不含牛奶或奶油的)冰冻甜食，(果汁)冰糕；〈主英〉冰淇淋
They are licking at ices. 他们正舔吃着冰糕。
That English lady is eating an ice. 那位英国女士正在吃一客冰淇淋。
3. 冰状物
ammonia ice in the rings of Saturn 土星周围凝冻的固体氨
4. 溜冰场；冰球场
5. (糕饼外面的)糖衣，糖霜
6. 〈口〉钻石；珠宝
green ice 绿宝石
Gonna wear your ice? 准备戴珠宝首饰吗?
7. 〈美俚〉(尤指给警方的)贿赂；(为弄到好票)私下塞给剧场工作人员的钱，开后门卖票所得酬金
8. (态度、 气氛等的)冷冰冰，冷淡
the ice in sb.'s voice 某人冷冰冰的口气
9. 〈俚〉冰毒
II ❶ vt.
1. 使结冰；使变成冰
weather that iced people's breath 呵气成冰的严寒天气
2. (用冰或冰水)使凉，冰镇；〈喻〉使冰冷
ice the champagne before serving 开瓶斟饮前先把香槟冰上
His refusal iced our enthusiasm. 他的拒绝给我们的热情泼了冷水。
3. 在(糕饼等)上挂糖衣(或滚糖霜)
The wedding-cake was elaborately iced. 结婚蛋糕上挂着一层精致的糖衣。
4. [常用被动语态]用冰覆盖(up)
The aircraft became badly iced up. 飞机冰封严重。
We were all looking like Arctic travellers, well iced-up. 我们浑身上下全是冰，看上去活像北极的旅行者。
5. 【冰】把(球)射过对方球门线
6. 〈美口〉杀死
ice a pig 杀死一名警察
He said he had just iced two robbers. 他说他刚刚干掉了两名劫犯。
7. 〈美口〉确保(胜利等)
8. 〈美口〉彻底打败
Nebraska iced Kentucky 55 to 16. 内布拉斯加队以55比16的比分大胜肯塔基队。
❷ vi.
1. 结冰(up, over); 被冰覆盖(up)
The carburetor iced up. 汽化器冰住了。
The windshield has iced up. 挡风玻璃上结了一层冰。
2. 变得冰冷
III a.
1. 冰的；冰制的
2. (用以)放置冰的
3. 冰上(进行)的
[<OE īs; 与 OHG is, Av isu- icy 有关] phr. break the ice (为难办的事)开个头；打破沉默，使气氛活跃 break the ice of stalemate 打破僵局cut (no, any, much) ice 〈口〉起 (不起，起任何，起很大)作用；有 (没有，有任何，有很大)影响 That argument cut no ice with me. 那个论据一点儿也说服不了我。All he could do didn't seem to cut any ice. 他能做的一切似乎起不了任何作用。Present power cuts more ice in diplomatic relations than past virtue. 今日的权力较之昔日的美德更能在外交关系中奏效。ice out (在社交场合)不理睬，排斥 on ice 1. (娱乐活动等)冰上 (进行)的，溜冰者表演的 2. 〈口〉肯定会取胜 (或成功)的，必胜无疑的 With their lead they had the game on ice. 有了领先的优势，他们肯定会取得比赛的胜利。 3. 〈口〉(为留待后用)保存着；暂搁着 I have some beer on ice. 我藏有一些啤酒。keep sth. on ice 把某物储存起来 4. 在狱中；关押着； 〈俚〉妥善保护着 keep sb. on ice 把某人监护起来on thin ice 如履薄冰地，处于危险 (或困难)境地 skate on thin ice 履薄冰(或冒风险)put on ice 〈口〉1. 杀死 2. 延迟，暂搁 put the project on ice 把这个项目暂时搁置起来 3. 确保 (胜利等) |