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dry ice

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌdry ˈice noun [uncountable]  APcarbon dioxide in a solid form, which is used to make mist in a theatre or disco, or to keep food or other things cold 干冰〔指固态二氧化碳〕
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dry iceUsing a combination of alcohol and dry ice, the firm has pioneered a safe and effective system to deter thieves.Traditionally, this cooling requirement has been accomplished using slices of solid carbon dioxide, better known as dry ice.Pain Teens open up in a cloud of dry ice that fills the stage and eventually leaks out on to the dance floor.His thinning gray hair was the color of dry ice.And the quantity of dry ice they use, and how much flour the Nephilim have on their clothes!That would drive most of the adsorbed gases out of the surface dirt and evaporate the polar dry ice.After the dry ice had cleared for good, however, grumbles of disappointment could be heard rumbling from the Faust faithful.Graham Gussin fills a factory with dry ice.
ˌdry ˈice nounChineseSyllable
a is dioxide in Corpus which form, solid carbon


dry ice
ˌdry ˈice noun [uncountable]
carbon dioxide in a solid form, which is used to make mist in a theatre or disco, or to keep food or other things cold


dry iceBrE /ˌdraɪ ˈaɪs/ 🔊NAmE /ˌdraɪ ˈaɪs/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] solid carbon dioxide used for keeping food, etc. cold or for producing special effects in the theatre 干冰;固态二氧化碳