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frosting

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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frost·ing /ˈfrɒstɪŋ $ ˈfrɒːstɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] especially American English  DFCa sweet substance put on cakes and made from powdery sugar and butter 〔撒在糕饼上的〕糖霜 SYN British English icing
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frostingHer hair is now streaked with expensive frosting courtesy of e Christofe, Beverly Hills stylist to the superstars.Ice creams and lollies seem to benefit from the sharp wit of its frosting.This is because slight frosting on the eyes covers up careless blending and matt lipsticks have often been too dry-looking.Add boiling water and beat to make a smooth frosting.The frosting will harden as it cools and, as you are spreading it, it will cool more rapidly.
frost·ing nounChineseSyllable
from powdery made a substance put on cakes Corpus and sweet


frosting
frosting /ˈfrɒstɪŋ $ ˈfrɒːstɪŋ/ noun [uncountable] especially American English
a sweet substance put on cakes and made from powdery sugar and butter
   SYN  icing British English


frost·ingBrE /ˈfrɒstɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfrɔːstɪŋ/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (NAmE) = icing (BrE) the crime of stealing a vehicle that has been left with the engine running in cold weather so that the engine warms up (冷天趁发动机预热车辆无人看管时下手的)盗窃车辆罪