英语词汇“icicle”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

An icicle is a long thin piece of ice formed when dripping water freezes, like the icicles you see hanging from houses after a winter storm.

Icicle rhymes with bicycle. Under certain conditions, snow or ice will form into icicles. On a winter day, the sun melts snow or ice which begins to drip, especially from the edge of a roof. The melting water then refreezes, slowly building up to form a long, tapered shape. Icicle is slang for a person who is emotionally cold, like the icicle of a friend who ignores you when you need some moral support.

WORD FAMILY

icicle: icicles

USAGE EXAMPLES

Franklin Falls is a winter wonderland, with frozen cascades creating epic icicles.

Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016)

Ms Hughes put up the rows of icicles on her home in the appropriately named Light Close in Corsham, Wiltshire.

BBC(Dec 07, 2016)

Outside, Christmas lights shaped like corrugated icicles hang under the awning, looking like a line of white chiles.

New York Times(Nov 17, 2016)

n ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water

Hyper

ice, water ice

water frozen in the solid state

单词	icicle
释义	icicle (once / 4601 pages) n An icicle is a long thin piece of ice formed when dripping water freezes, like the icicles you see hanging from houses after a winter storm. Icicle rhymes with bicycle. Under certain conditions, snow or ice will form into icicles. On a winter day, the sun melts snow or ice which begins to drip, especially from the edge of a roof. The melting water then refreezes, slowly building up to form a long, tapered shape. Icicle is slang for a person who is emotionally cold, like the icicle of a friend who ignores you when you need some moral support. WORD FAMILY icicle: icicles USAGE EXAMPLES Franklin Falls is a winter wonderland, with frozen cascades creating epic icicles. Seattle Times(Dec 23, 2016) Ms Hughes put up the rows of icicles on her home in the appropriately named Light Close in Corsham, Wiltshire. BBC(Dec 07, 2016) Outside, Christmas lights shaped like corrugated icicles hang under the awning, looking like a line of white chiles. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) n ice resembling a pendent spear, formed by the freezing of dripping water Hyper ice, water ice water frozen in the solid state
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