音标
英 /aɪs/,美 /aɪs/
名词(n.)
冰;冰块:指水冻结成的固体状态。
例:The river was covered with ice in winter.(冬天河面结满了冰。)
冰淇淋:尤指英国英语中“一份冰淇淋”。
例:She ordered a vanilla ice.(她点了一份香草冰淇淋。)
糖霜:覆盖在蛋糕表面的甜霜。
例:The cake was decorated with pink ice.(蛋糕上装饰着粉色糖霜。)
(态度)冰冷;冷淡:形容人态度不友好。
例:Her words were full of ice.(她的话充满了冷漠。)
俚语用法:
钻石:如“ice necklace”(钻石项链);
冰毒:非正式语境中对甲基苯丙胺的称呼 。
动词(v.)
冰镇;冷冻:使某物变冷或结冰。
例:Ice the beer before serving.( serve 前先冰镇啤酒。)
给(蛋糕)涂糖霜:在糕点表面覆盖糖霜。
例:She iced the birthday cake with chocolate frosting.(她给生日蛋糕涂上巧克力糖霜。)
俚语用法:
确保胜利:如“ice the game”(锁定胜局);
谋杀:非正式语境中表示“杀死某人” 。
break the ice:打破沉默;活跃气氛。
例:A joke can help break the ice at a party.(笑话能在派对上打破尴尬。)
on thin ice:处境危险;如履薄冰。
例:Criticizing the boss openly put him on thin ice.(公开批评老板让他处境危险。)
put sth on ice:搁置某事;暂缓处理。
例:The project was put on ice due to funding issues.(该项目因资金问题被搁置。)
cut no ice:不起作用;无影响。
例:His excuses cut no ice with the teacher.(他的借口对老师毫无作用。)
名词用法:
The bird pecked a hole in the ice.(鸟在冰上啄了一个洞。)
The new student felt the others were as cold as ice.(新同学觉得其他人对他很冷淡。)
动词用法:
The lake iced over last night.(湖面昨晚结冰了。)
He iced the cake with colorful sprinkles.(他用彩色糖屑给蛋糕涂糖霜。)
形容词:iceless(无冰的)
过去式/过去分词:iced
现在分词:icing
第三人称单数:ices
总结:ice 是一个多义词,既涵盖日常事物(冰、冰淇淋、糖霜),也涉及俚语和固定搭配,需根据语境判断具体含义。其短语如“break the ice”和“on thin ice”在日常交流中使用频率较高,掌握后可增强表达的生动性。