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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ldoce_167_ai·con /ˈaɪkɒn $ -kɑːn/ ●●○ noun [countable]  1 TDa small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation 〔计算机屏幕上的〕图标 To open a new file, click on the icon. 要打开新文档,点击该图标。5  See picture of icon 图标, cursor 光标2 POPULARsomeone famous who is admired by many people and is thought to represent an important idea 偶像,崇拜对象 a sixties cultural icon 一个60年代的文化偶像3. (also ikon)AVP a picture or figure of a holy person that is used in worship in the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church 〔希腊或俄罗斯东正教的〕圣像iconic /aɪˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective
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iconI could not open an application by selecting an icon and double-clicking.Until his death last November, environmental icon David Brower provided an annual message of hope and inspiration.a Swedish pop iconClick on the report icon to open the program.If Colonel Scott should come to claim the icon at any time please ensure that he receives my key without delay.Neither of them had expected the icon to be so breathtaking.Now they have the minivan as their icon, their own symbol of progress prevention.It's from here that you get your icon movie on to the desktop.
From Longman Business Dictionaryiconi‧con /ˈaɪkɒn-kɑːn/ noun [countable]COMPUTING a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operationFirst open your File Manager by clicking on the icon.Origin icon (1500-1600) Latin Greek eikon, from eikenai to be like
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icon /ˈaɪkɒn $ -kɑːn/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: Latin
 Origin: Greek eikon, from eikenai 'to be like'
1. a small sign or picture on a computer screen that is used to start a particular operation:
    To open a new file, click on the icon.
2. someone famous who is admired by many people and is thought to represent an important idea:
    a sixties cultural icon
3. (also ikon) a picture or figure of a holy person that is used in worship in the Greek or Russian Orthodox Church
—iconic /aɪˈkɒnɪk $ -ˈkɑː-/ adjective


iconBrE /ˈaɪkɒn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈaɪkɑːn/ 🔊 noun
(computing 计算机) a small symbol on a computer or smartphone screen that represents a program or a file 图标;图符Click on the printer icon with the mouse. 用鼠标点击打印机图标。🔊🔊Tap the app icon on your phone to open it.轻触手机上的应用程序图标将其打开。

command, connect, desktop, drag, enter, insert, refresh, scroll, select, toggle

a famous person or thing that people admire and see as a symbol of a particular idea, way of life, etc. 崇拜对象;偶像Madonna and other pop icons of the 1980s麦当娜以及其他 20 世纪 80 年代的流行音乐偶像a feminist/gay icon (= sb that feminists/gay people admire) 女权主义者的/同性恋者的偶像 (also ikon) (in the Orthodox Church 东正教) a painting or statue of a holy person that is also thought of as a holy object 圣像