| 单词 | natural ice |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnatural ice natural ice n. and adj. (a) n. ice made by cold weather rather than by artificial means; (b) adj. associated with or made of naturally formed ice; spec. (Canadian) of an ice rink. ΚΠ 1668 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 3 640 The Book contains these particulars: 1. An explication of the Instruments, employed in these Experiments... 4. Exp. about natural Ice. 1856 Sci. Amer. 15 Nov. 80 It is well known how to make ice artificially, but..unless ice can be manufactured in any place as cheap as natural ice can be sold, then it is of no benefit whatever. 1969 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) A. 265 460 (caption) Out of six different natural-ice specimens..the two extreme examples are shown here. 1975 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 14 Nov. 5/8 The parks committee of Toronto City Council..plans to operate natural-ice hockey rinks with volunteer help. 2001 Calgary (Alberta) Herald (Nexis) 31 Jan. f4 The winters were long, made tolerable by the natural-ice, indoor hockey rink at Rankin Inlet. < as lemmas |
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