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iceberg
ice·berg I0007500 (īs′bûrg′)n.1. A massive floating body of ice broken away from a glacier. Only about 10 percent of its mass is above the surface of the water.2. Informal A cold, aloof person.
[Partial translation of Dutch ijsberg, from Middle Dutch ijsbergh : ijs, ice + bergh, mountain; see bhergh- in Indo-European roots.]iceberg (ˈaɪsbɜːɡ) n1. (Physical Geography) a large mass of ice floating in the sea, esp a mass that has broken off a polar glacier2. tip of the iceberg the small visible part of something, esp a problem or difficulty, that is much larger3. slang chiefly US a person considered to have a cold or reserved manner[C18: probably part translation of Middle Dutch ijsberg ice mountain; compare Norwegian isberg]ice•berg (ˈaɪs bɜrg)
n. 1. a large floating mass of ice detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. 2. an emotionally cold person. Idioms: tip of the iceberg, the first hint or revelation of a more complex situation. [1765–75; < Dutch ijsberg] ice·berg (īs′bûrg′) A massive body of floating ice that has broken away from a glacier. Most of an iceberg lies underwater, but because ice is not quite as dense as water, about one ninth of it remains above the surface.icebergA floating mass of ice that has broken off the end of a glacier and fallen into the sea.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  iceberg - a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of a polar glacierbergfloater - an object that floats or is capable of floatinggrowler - a small iceberg or ice floe just large enough to be hazardous for shippingice mass - a large mass of ice | | 2. | iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettucelettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativahead lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball |
Translationsice (ais) noun1. frozen water. The pond is covered with ice. 冰 冰2. an ice-cream. chocolate ice-cream. Three ices, please. 冰淇淋 冰淇淋3. (American) a fruit-flavoured frozen dessert usually made without milk and cream. lemon ice(s). (美國)水果冰 冰冻甜食（果味的） verb to cover with icing. She iced the cake. 塗上糖霜 （在糕饼上）涂糖霜 ˈicing noun a mixture of sugar, white of egg, water etc used to cover or decorate cakes. 糖霜 （糕饼表层的）糖霜 ˈicy adjective1. very cold. icy winds. 冰冷的 冰冷的2. covered with ice. icy roads. 被冰覆蓋的 被冰覆盖的3. unfriendly. an icy tone of voice. 冷冰冰的 冷冰冰的ˈicily adverb 冰冷地，冷冰冰地 冰冷地ˈiciness noun 冰冷，冷冰冰 冰冷ice age a time when a great part of the earth's surface was covered with ice. 冰河時期 冰河时代，冰期 ice axe a type of axe used by mountain climbers to cut holds in ice for their hands and feet. 破冰斧 破冰斧ˈiceberg noun a huge mass of ice floating in the sea. 冰山 冰山ice box (American) a refrigerator. 冰箱 冰箱ˌice-ˈcream noun cream or a mixture of creamy substances, flavoured and frozen. chocolate ice-cream. 冰淇淋 冰淇淋ˈice-cube noun a small cube of ice used for cooling drinks etc. 冰塊 冰块ice rink a large room or building with a floor of ice for skating. 溜冰場 溜冰场，滑冰场 ice-skate verb to skate on ice. 溜冰 溜冰ice-skating noun 溜冰 溜冰ice tray a metal or plastic tray for making ice-cubes in a refrigerator. 製冰盤 冰盘ice over/up to become covered with ice. The pond iced over during the night; The windows have iced up. 被冰覆蓋 被冰覆盖iceberg
be the tip of the icebergTo be only a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger or more complex that cannot yet be seen or understood. If Congress doesn't vote to extend the debt limit, a government shutdown will be the tip of the iceberg in terms of what the country will have to deal with. With mobile apps, you have to account for replay value, monetization, ad revenue, and how much the players will spread the game to their friends. Making a fun game is really just the tip of the iceberg!See also: iceberg, of, tipjust the tip of the icebergOnly a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger or more complex that cannot yet be seen or understood. If Congress doesn't vote to extend the debt limit, a government shutdown will be just the tip of the iceberg. The flooding is bad, but we're dealing with just the tip of the iceberg: a huge spate of environmental disasters are on the horizon because of climate change.See also: iceberg, just, of, tipthe tip of the icebergOnly a small, often unrepresentative portion of something much larger or more complex that cannot yet be seen or understood. If congress doesn't vote to extend the debt limit, a government shutdown will be just the tip of the iceberg. The flooding is bad, but we're dealing with just the tip of the iceberg—a huge spate of environmental disasters are on the horizon because of climate change.See also: iceberg, of, tiptip of the icebergFig. only the part of something that can be easily observed, but not the rest of it, which is hidden. (Referring to the fact that the majority of an iceberg is below the surface of the water.) The problems that you see here now are just the tip of the iceberg. There are numerous disasters waiting to happen.See also: iceberg, of, tiptip of the icebergSuperficial evidence of a much larger problem, as in Laying off a hundred workers is only the tip of the iceberg. This idiom alludes to the structure of an iceberg, most of whose bulk lies underwater. [Mid-1900s] See also: iceberg, of, tipthe tip of the iceberg or the tip of an iceberg COMMON1. If something is the tip of the iceberg or the tip of an iceberg, it is a small part of a very large problem or a very serious situation. We get about 2,000 complaints every year and that's just the tip of the iceberg. Figures show that there have been 700 official burglaries throughout the area, but police believe this is the tip of the iceberg.2. If something is the tip of the iceberg or the tip of an iceberg, it is a small part of something large. These surveys are only the tip of an iceberg of continuing study. Note: People often use an adjective before iceberg to show what sort of thing it is. These songs are just the tip of the creative iceberg. Note: Only a very small part of an iceberg is visible above the water. About nine-tenths of it is below the surface. See also: iceberg, of, tipthe tip of an (or the) iceberg the small perceptible part of a much larger situation or problem which remains hidden. This phrase refers to the fact that only about one fifth of the mass of an iceberg is visible above the surface of the sea. 1998 New Scientist This leaves pressure groups wondering whether there are further breaches still waiting to be discovered. Sue Mayer of Gene Watch asks: ‘Is it the tip of the iceberg?’ See also: iceberg, of, tipbe the tip of the ˈiceberg what you can see of a problem or difficult situation is only one small part of a much larger hidden problem: The 1 000 homeless people in London sleeping in night shelters are only the tip of the iceberg. There are many thousands of homeless people in the capital.Only 1/7 or 1/8 of an iceberg can be seen above the water.See also: iceberg, of, tipiceberg n. a cold and unemotional person. (see also iceberg slim.) What an insensitive iceberg! iceberg slim1. n. a pimp. When iceberg slim came by in his pimpmobile, Jed made a rude sign at him. 2. n. a person who exploits others; a cold, heartless person. The guy’s a regular iceberg slim. See also: iceberg, slim tip of the iceberg A small evident part or aspect of something largely hidden.See also: iceberg, of, tiptip of the iceberg, (only) theA small and superficial manifestation of a much larger (and often worse) situation. Icebergs are large, floating masses of ice detached from a glacier and carried out to sea; the bulk of their mass is below the water’s surface. This metaphor dates from the mid-twentieth century. Michael Gilbert used it in The Etruscan Net (1969): “I think, to employ a well-known metaphor, that all we can see at the moment is the tip of the iceberg.”See also: of, tipiceberg
iceberg, mass of ice that has become detached, or calved, from the edge of an ice sheet or glacier and is floating on the ocean. Because ice is slightly less dense than water about one ninth of the total mass of a berg projects above the water. Greenland and other N Atlantic icebergs are usually peaked and irregular in shape; Antarctic icebergs are tabular, with flat tops and steep sides, and are sometimes extremely large when calved from an ice shelf. Icebergs differ from other ocean ices: sea ice is formed directly from the freezing of ocean water; pack ice is tightly packed fragments of sea ice; ice floes are small, floating ice fragments that separate from pack ice; and fast ice is ice attached to a shore. Greenland is the source of most of the icebergs in the N Atlantic, where the iceberg season lasts roughly from February to October. As a consequence of the loss of the Titanic through collision with an iceberg in 1912, a patrol of N Atlantic shipping channels was initiated in 1914 by the international agreement of 16 nations. Patrols use planes and surface vessels equipped with radar, loran, and underwater sound equipment. A constant census of bergs is maintained, and the location of an iceberg is reported to any ship in its vicinity. iceberg[′īs‚bərg] (oceanography) A large mass of glacial ice broken off and drifted from parent glaciers or ice shelves along polar seas; it is distinguished from polar pack ice, which is sea ice, and from frozen seawater, whose rafted or hummocked fragments may resemble small icebergs. iceberg a large mass of ice floating in the sea, esp a mass that has broken off a polar glacier MedicalSeeiceLegalSeeICEiceberg
Related to iceberg: Burberry, titanicSynonyms for icebergnoun a large mass of ice floating at seaSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm headSynonyms- crisphead lettuce
- iceberg lettuce
Related Words- lettuce
- head lettuce
- Lactuca sativa capitata
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