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| 1 | U water that has frozen and become solid 冰 |
| a block/lump of ice 一块冰 |
| Ice was forming on the windscreen. 挡风玻璃上结了冰。 |
| Ice covered most of the lake. 湖面的大部分都结了冰。 |
| | 1a | pieces of ice used for making drinks cold 冰块 | | a gin and tonic with plenty of ice 加了许多冰块的奎宁杜松子酒 | |
| | 1b | made of ice or relating to ice 冰的 | | ice cubes 冰块 | | ice skates 冰鞋 | | ice dancing 冰舞 | |
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| 2 | C BRITISH old-fashioned an ice cream |
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| - | break the ice
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| to make people feel more relaxed and ready to talk , for example at the beginning of a party |
| 使气氛活跃 |
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| Roni told a few jokes, which helped to break the ice. 罗尼说了几个笑话，活跃了气氛。 |
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| - | cut no ice (with sb) informal
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| to fail to impress someone or fail to make them change their opinion |
| （对某人）不起作用 |
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| - | keep/put sth on ice informal
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| to delay doing anything about a plan or idea |
| 延迟做某事；暂时搁置某事 |
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| The whole deal was put on ice when the stock market fell sharply. 股市急剧下跌时，整个交易都被暂时搁置。 |
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| - | on thin ice
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| at risk of upsetting or annoying someone |
| 有招人嫌的可能的；如履薄冰的 |
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| I was on thin ice, and I knew it. 我当时如履薄冰，而我也清楚这一点。 |
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