ice

Word family  noun ice icicle adjective icy iced verb ice de-ice adverb icily

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ldoce_166_dice1 /aɪs/ ●●● S2 W3 noun  1  [uncountable]DNLIQUID water that has frozen into a solid state 冰 → icy Would you like some ice in your drink? 你饮料中要放点冰块吗？ Her hands were as cold as ice. 她双手冰冷。 The city spent $7 million to remove snow and ice from the roads. 市政府花费了700万美元用于清除路上的冰雪。 →5  See picture of ice cube 冰块, ice bucket 冰桶, cone 蛋卷筒 ... →4  See picture of 见图 ice2  keep/put something on ice STOP DOING somethingto do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time 将〔计划、建议〕暂时搁置[冻结] I’m putting my plans for a new car on ice until I finish college. 我把买车计划推迟到大学毕业之后。3  be (skating) on thin ice UPSETto be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble 如履薄冰，处境不妙〔处于会惹人不高兴或招来麻烦的境况〕 Don’t be late again, Hugo – you’re skating on thin ice. 别再迟到了，雨果——你会有麻烦的。4  the ice a specially prepared surface of ice where you can ice-skate or play ice hockey 滑[溜]冰场；冰球场 The two teams are ready to take to the ice. 两队都准备好上冰球场了。5  [countable] a) DFFa frozen sweet food made with fruit juice 〔用果汁制成的〕冰冻甜食；冰糕 SYN sorbet b) especially British English old-fashionedDFF an ice cream 冰激凌6. [uncountable] American EnglishDCJ diamonds 钻石 → black ice, dry ice, → break the ice, → cut no ice, break1(29), cut1(39) COLLOCATIONSadjectivesthick 厚的Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving. 厚厚的冰使船无法开动。thin 薄的The ice is too thin to skate on. 冰太薄，不能在上面溜冰。black ice (=a layer of thin ice on a road that is very difficult to see) 〔很难看清的〕黑冰，薄冰Black ice on the roads is making driving conditions very dangerous. 路上的薄冰令路况非常危险。crushed ice (=broken into small pieces, for example to add to a drink) 〔加入饮料等的〕碎冰Serve the cocktail with crushed ice. 这鸡尾酒要加碎冰。npolar iceGlobal warming directly causes the melting of polar ice.verbsbe covered in ice 覆盖着冰Our driveway was covered in ice. 我们的私人车道上结满了冰。ice melts 冰融化The ice in my glass had begun to melt. 我杯中的冰开始融化了。ice forms 结冰Ice was forming on the surface of the lake. 湖面上开始结冰。ice cracks 冰碎裂We could feel the ice cracking beneath our feet. 我们感觉得到脚底下的冰裂开了。nscrape the ice off somethingI scraped the ice off the car windscreen.ice + NOUNan ice cube (=a small square piece of ice that you add to a drink) 冰块She put a couple of ice cubes in her glass. 她往自己杯里放了几块冰。ice crystals (=very small pieces of ice that form naturally) 冰晶nIce crystals fall from the sky as snowflakes.phrasesa block of ice 大冰块The fish were packed in blocks of ice, ready for transportation. 鱼被加入冰块保鲜，等待装运。a lump of ice (=a large piece of ice) 一大块冰nHuge lumps of ice break off from the glaciers and float in the sea.a sheet of ice 一层冰A thin sheet of ice had formed over the surface of the pond. 池塘表面结了一层薄冰。a slab of ice (=a thick flat piece of ice) 厚厚的一块冰nHuge slabs of ice drifted down the frozen river.n THESAURUSice water that has frozen into a solid stateice cubes in her Cokethe ice on the lakefrost a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appearsThere was frost on the ground.Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.black ice an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a roadDriving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.icicle a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surfaceThere were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.hailstones frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the skyHailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.glacier a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valleyThe high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate. the Kangshung glaciericeberg a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the waterThe ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.ice cap an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South PolesWe all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.

Examples from the Corpus

ice• There was hardly any ice in my Coke.• This was worse, with impossible moves on gritty walls and creaks and trickles from the cliffs of ice.• The icebox was packed with beer and he'd prepared a lobster salad that he'd left on ice.• Lenses of rather pure ice are conceivable, but more likely is a permafrost containing 10 percent to 30 percent ice.• Drive carefully - there's ice on the road.• He began hacking at the ice on the gauges and the air intakes.• The ground is frozen, thin ice covers the puddles between the furrows of the empty gray field.

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ice2 verb [transitive] especially British English  1.DFCto cover a cake with icing (=a mixture made of liquid and very fine sugar) 在〔糕饼〕上加糖霜 SYN American English frost → icing2 ice something ↔ down phrasal verb American English MHto cover an injured part of the body in ice to stop it from swelling 冰敷〔受伤处，以防肿胀〕 Make sure you ice that ankle down as soon as you get inside. 一定要一进屋就用冰把脚踝敷上。3 ice over/up (also be iced over/up) phrasal verb LIQUIDto become covered with ice 被冰覆盖，结冰 → icy Schools were closed when the roads iced over. 道路结冰，学校停课了。 The plane’s engines had iced up. 飞机的引擎结了冰。→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

ice• Kemp iced the game in the final five seconds by scoring two free throws.• Rookie Mike Miller iced the victory with two more free throws with 15 seconds to play.Origin ice1 Old English is

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ice¹ S2 W3 /aɪs/ noun
1. [uncountable] water that has frozen into a solid state ⇨ icy:
    Would you like some ice in your drink?
    Her hands were as cold as ice.
    The city spent $7 million to remove snow and ice from the roads.
2. keep/put something on ice to do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time:
    I’m putting my plans for a new car on ice until I finish college.
3. be (skating) on thin ice to be in a situation in which you are likely to upset someone or cause trouble:
    Don’t be late again, Hugo – you’re skating on thin ice.
4. the ice a specially prepared surface of ice where you can ice skate or play ice hockey:
    The two teams are ready to take to the ice.
5. [countable]
  a. a frozen sweet food made with fruit juice
   SYN  sorbet
  b. especially British English old-fashioned an ice cream
6. [uncountable] American English diamonds
⇨ black ice, dry ice, ⇨ break the ice at break¹(29), ⇨ cut no ice at cut¹(39)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ adjectives
   ▪ thick Thick ice was preventing the ship from moving.
   ▪ thin The ice is too thin to skate on.
   ▪ black ice (=a layer of thin ice on a road that is very difficult to see) Black ice on the roads is making driving conditions very dangerous.
   ▪ crushed ice (=broken into small pieces, for example to add to a drink) Serve the cocktail with crushed ice.
   ▪ polar ice Global warming directly causes the melting of polar ice.
■ verbs
   ▪ be covered in ice Our driveway was covered in ice.
   ▪ ice melts The ice in my glass had begun to melt.
   ▪ ice forms Ice was forming on the surface of the lake.
   ▪ ice cracks We could feel the ice cracking beneath our feet.
   ▪ scrape the ice off something I scraped the ice off the car windscreen.
■ ice + NOUN
   ▪ an ice cube (=a small square piece of ice that you add to a drink) She put a couple of ice cubes in her glass.
   ▪ a lump of ice (=a large piece of ice) Huge lumps of ice break off from the glaciers and float in the sea.
   ▪ ice crystals (=very small pieces of ice that form naturally) Ice crystals fall from the sky as snowflakes.
■ phrases
   ▪ a block of ice The fish were packed in blocks of ice, ready for transportation.
   ▪ a sheet of ice A thin sheet of ice had formed over the surface of the pond.
   ▪ a slab of ice (=a thick flat piece of ice) Huge slabs of ice drifted down the frozen river.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ ice water that has frozen into a solid state: ice cubes in her Coke | the ice on the lake
   ▪ frost a thin coating of white powder-like ice that forms on the ground and plants, or the weather conditions in which this powder appears: There was frost on the ground. | Even in May we can sometimes get a late frost.
   ▪ black ice an area of ice that is very difficult to see on a road: Driving conditions are dangerous, with black ice in many areas.
   ▪ icicle a long thin pointed piece of ice that hangs from a roof or other surface: There were icicles hanging down from the side of the house.
   ▪ hailstones frozen balls of ice which fall like rain from the sky: Hailstones as big as marbles flattened the crops.
   ▪ glacier a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley: The high mountain glaciers of South America and Asia are melting at an alarming rate. | the Kangshung glacier
   ▪ iceberg a very large mass of ice floating in the sea, most of which is under the surface of the water: The ship sank after hitting an iceberg in the North Atlantic.
   ▪ ice cap an area of thick ice that permanently covers the North and South Poles: We all know that the polar ice caps are melting because of global warming.

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ice² verb [transitive] especially British Englishto cover a cake with icing (=a mixture made of liquid and very fine sugar)
   SYN  frost American English ⇨ icing
     
ice something ↔ down phrasal verb American English
  to cover an injured part of the body in ice to stop it from swelling:
    Make sure you ice that ankle down as soon as you get inside.
ice over/up (also be iced over/up) phrasal verb
  to become covered with ice ⇨ icy:
    Schools were closed when the roads iced over.
    The plane’s engines had iced up.

ICEBrE /ˌaɪ siː ˈiː/ 🔊NAmE /ˌaɪ siː ˈiː/ 🔊 abbreviation(in a mobile/cell phone contact list) the abbreviation for 'in case of emergency' (= the name and number of a person to contact if you are ill, you have an accident, etc.) （手机通讯录上的）紧急联系人（全写为 in case of emergency）◆You should make sure that you have an ICE number stored in your phone.务必确保手机里存储一个紧急联系人的号码。