| 单词 | ice fronts |
| 释义 | ice /īs/noun
Of ice transitive verb (icˈing; iced)
ORIGIN: OE īs; ON īss; Ger Eis, Dan is iced /īst/ adjective
iˈcer noun A person who makes or applies icing icˈily adverb icˈiness noun icˈing noun
icˈy adjective
In an icy manner iceˈ-action noun The action of glaciers and land ice on the earth's surface ice age noun (geology) Any time when a great part of the earth's surface has been covered with ice, esp (often with caps) that in the Pleistocene epoch ice anchor noun An anchor with a single arm for mooring to an ice floe, etc ice apron noun A structure on the upstream side of a bridge pier to break or ward off floating ice ice axe noun An axe used by mountain-climbers to cut footholds in ice or compacted snow ice bag noun A waterproof bag filled with or for carrying ice iceˈball noun A game, similar to basketball, played by two teams of players on ice ice beer noun Beer brewed using a process that freezes the beer and then removes some of the ice, so increasing the alcoholic content iceˈberg noun
iceˈblink noun A glare in the sky caused by light reflected from distant masses of ice ice block noun (Aust and NZ) An ice lolly iceˈ-blue noun and adjective (a) very pale blue iceˈboat noun
iceˈbound adjective (of a ship, etc) covered, surrounded or immobilized by ice iceˈbox noun
iceˈbreaker noun
iceˈbreaking adjective ice bucket noun
iceˈ-calk same as frost-nail (see under frost). iceˈcap noun A permanent covering of ice over the polar regions of a planet, a mountain-top, etc iceˈ-cold adjective Cold as, or like, ice ice colours plural noun (chem) Dyestuffs produced on cotton fibre by a solution of diazo-salt cooled with ice interacting with a second component ice contact slope noun (geology) The steep slope of material deposited at the ice front of a glacier and in contact with it ice craft noun Skill in travelling over or through ice ice cream noun A sweet frozen food containing cream, or one of various substitutes, and flavouring (iceˈ-cream soda carbonated water with ice cream added) ice cube noun A small cube of ice used for cooling drinks, etc ice dance or ice dancing noun A form of ice-skating based on the movements of ballroom dancing ice dancer noun ice diving noun Scuba diving below the surface of frozen water iced tea or ice tea noun Chilled sweetened tea flavoured eg with lemon iced water noun Drinking water chilled with ice ice fall noun
ice fern noun A fern-like encrustation on a window in frost iceˈfield noun A large flat area of land covered with ice or an area of sea covered with floating ice ice fish noun
ice floe noun A large sheet of ice floating in the sea iceˈ-foot noun A belt of ice forming round the coast in Arctic regions (also iceˈ-belt or iceˈ-ledge) iceˈ-free adjective Without ice ice front noun The front face of a glacier ice hill noun A slope of ice for tobogganing ice hilling noun ice hockey noun A game played by two teams on an ice rink, in which players equipped with skates and long sticks try to drive a flat puck into their opponent's goal ice house noun (esp formerly) a building for storing ice in ice lolly noun A lollipop consisting of water ice on a stick ice machine noun A machine for making ice in large quantities ice man noun (esp US)
iceˈpack noun
ice pan noun A slab of floating ice ice pick noun A tool with a pointed end used for splitting ice ice plant noun A flowering plant (Mesembrianthemum or Dorotheanthus) whose succulent leaves are covered with fine hairs which give them a glistening, sugary appearance ice point noun The temperature (0ºCelsius or 32ºFahrenheit) at which ice is at equilibrium with water in liquid form at a pressure of one atmosphere ice rink noun A skating rink of ice ice run noun A tobogganing slide ice sheet noun A thick sheet of ice covering a large area of land, esp an entire region, as in ice ages ice shelf noun A floating sheet of ice permanently attached to a land mass and projecting into the sea ice show noun An entertainment or exhibition provided by skaters on ice ice skate noun A skate for moving on ice (see skate1) iceˈ-skate intransitive verb iceˈ-skater noun iceˈ-skating noun ice spar noun A clear glassy orthoclase iceˈstone see cryolite under cryo- ice storm noun A storm of freezing rain ice tea see iced tea above. ice track noun A frozen track used in speedskating ice water noun Water formed from melted ice ice worm noun A species of oligochaete found on glaciers in Alaska, etc ice yacht see iceboat above. icing sugar noun Sugar in the form of a very fine powder, for icing cakes, etc icˈy-pearled adjective (Milton) Studded with pearls or spangles of ice break the ice
cut no ice
dry ice Solid carbon dioxide, which changes directly into vapour at −78.5ºCelsius, and is chiefly used for refrigeration, but is also exploited in the theatre, the dense, swirling, floor-level white cloud it produces on evaporation creating a spectacular stage-effect ice out (figurative) To exclude (someone) from one's company by ignoring him or her icing on the cake Anything that is a desirable addition to something already satisfactory on ice (figurative)
put on ice To put into abeyance, to suspend (skate) on thin ice (to be) in a delicate, difficult or potentially embarrassing situation tip of the iceberg
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