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ic.ing5aI7sINn[U]esp. Am frost.ing Icing is a sweet mixture of sugar, water and the colourless part of eggs or other substances, used to cover cakes.糖盖，糖层The cake had "Happy Birthday"written on it in chocolate icing.蛋糕巧克力糖饰盖上写着“生日快乐”。If something is the icing on the cake it is (disapproving) an unnecessary thing that has been added to something that is already satisfactory, or (approving) an unexpected extra good thing when you have already had good luck.装饰物，点缀品，额外的好事Having a fancy book cover is expensive and unnecessary--icing on the cake.花妙的书封面既花钱又没有必要----多余之物罢了。He was delighted to have his story published -- getting paid for it was the icing on the cake.他的小说出版了，他很高兴----得到稿费只是额外之喜罢了。(Br and Aus) Icing sugar (Am confectioners'sugar) is soft, powdery sugar used to make icing for cakes.糖粉
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