mass noun
1- frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid冰, 冰块：
the pipes were blocked with ice.
管道被冰阻塞了。
1.1
- count noun chiefly Brit. an ice cream, ice lolly, or portion of water ice〈主英〉冰激凌; 冰棒; 冰糕。
1.2
- informal diamonds〈非正式〉钻石。
1.3
- figurative complete absence of friendliness or affection in manner or expression〈喻〉（态度, 表情）冰冷：
the ice in his voice was only to hide the pain.
他声音里的冰冷只是为了掩饰他的痛苦。
with obj.
1
- decorate (a cake) with icing在（蛋糕）上涂糖霜。
2
- N. Amer. informal clinch (something such as a victory or deal)〈北美, 非正式〉搞定（胜利、交易等）。
3
- N. Amer. informal kill〈北美, 非正式〉杀死：
a man had been iced by the police.
有个男人被警察杀死了。
短语
break the ice
- do or say something to relieve tension or get conversation going at the start of a party or when people meet for the first time（聚会开始或人们初识时用语言或动作）消除紧张; 打破僵局。
ice the puck
- Ice Hockey shoot the puck from one's own half of the rink to the other end without it hitting the goal or being touched by a teammate, for which a face-off is awarded in one's own end【冰球】本方半场击球直接至对方半场底线（赢得本方半场底线开球）。
on ice
1
- (of wine or food) kept chilled by being surrounded by ice（酒, 食品）冰镇的, 冰冻的。
1.1
- figurative (especially of a plan or proposal) held in reserve for future consideration〈喻〉（尤指计划、提议）被搁置, 暂缓：
the recommendation was put on ice.
这项建议已被搁置。
2
- (of an entertainment) performed by skaters（娱乐活动）冰上进行的：
Dick Whittington on Ice.
迪克·惠廷顿冰上表演。
on thin ice
- in a precarious or risky situation如履薄冰, 处境危险：
you're skating on thin ice.
你现在处境很危险。
词源
Old English īs, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch ijs and German Eis.
短语动词
ice over
- (of water or an object) become completely covered with ice（水, 物体）结冰, 覆冰。
ice up
- (of an object) become coated with or blocked by ice（物体）结冰, 被冰包裹; 冰封。