英式发音:[ˈaɪs kriːm]
美式发音:[ˈaɪs kriːm]
ice cream 主要用作名词,意思是“冰淇淋”,是一种冷冻甜点,通常由奶油、糖和调味料制成,有香草、巧克力、草莓等多种口味。此外,它也可作形容词,意为“冰淇淋的;乳白色的”。
表示抽象的冰淇淋或前面已有量词时,为不可数名词,例如“Mother knows how to make ice cream.”(母亲会做冰淇淋)。
指一份冰淇淋时,为可数名词,其复数形式是 ice creams,例如“The child ate three ice creams today.”(那孩子今天吃了三个冰淇淋)。
Who wants an ice cream?(谁要冰激凌?)
Desserts are served with cream or ice cream.(甜点上加奶油或冰激凌。)
They stuffed themselves with ice creams, chocolate and lollies.(他们填了一肚子的冰激凌、巧克力和棒棒糖。)
Do you want an ice cream?(想来份冰激凌吗?)
I'll get you some ice cream.(我会给你买些冰激凌。)
The boy ate several dishfuls of ice cream.(那小男孩吃了好几满盘冰淇淋。)
We had ice cream for dessert.(我们餐后吃的甜点是冰淇淋。)
Ice cream sells best in summer.(冰淇淋在夏天销路最好。)
The sale of ice cream is partly determined by the weather.(冰淇淋的销量部分取决于天气。)
She was always treating him to ice cream.(她总是请他吃冰激凌。)
vanilla ice cream:香草冰激凌
soft ice-cream:软冰淇淋
ice cream cone:冰淇淋蛋筒,甜筒。其中 cone 原意是“圆锥体”,当别人问“Cup or cone?”时,是在问要纸杯装还是蛋筒装
ice cream soda:冰激凌果味汽水
jelly and ice cream:果冻冰激凌