n (1)冰(water frozen solid)[U]：Drive carefully;there is～on the roads. 开车小心点儿，路面上有冰。The pipe is blocked by～. 这条管道被冰堵塞住了。freeze into/form～结冰;melt～使冰融化;hard/soft/dry/cracked～坚/软/干/碎冰;the～age 冰川期;an～bag 冰袋;an～boat 冰上滑行船;～hockey 冰球;an～lolly 冰棍儿，冰棒;

(2)冰层(surface，layer，or mass of frozen water)[U]：The～is thick enough for skating. 冰层厚得能经得住滑冰了。In winter the lake is covered with～. 冬天湖面上结了一层冰。The fisherman cut a hole in the～.渔夫在冰上打了个洞。

(3)冰点心(frozen dessert，usu made of water，fruit juice，egg white and sugar)[C]：Can I have a pineapple～?请给我一份菠萝冰点。Three～s，please. 请来三份冰点。

(4)冰激凌(portion of ice-cream)[C]：Two strawberry/choc～s，please. 请来两份草莓/巧克力冰激凌。

(5)糖霜(衣)(cake frosting;icing)[U]：cover/decorate the cake with～在糕点上撒上糖霜;

(6)冰冷的态度(coldness in manner or attitude)[U]：The～of his manner betrayed his dislike of the new manager. 从他冰冷的态度可以看出他不喜欢新经理。

break the ice 1)打破沉默(僵局)：The hostess broke the～by introducing the strangers to each other. 女主人将陌生的客人相互介绍，打破了沉闷的气氛。The weather is often a subject to break the～at social gatherings. 在社交聚会上，天气常常是开始交谈的话题。 2)成功地开始：Our team broke the～with a touchdown. 我们队以触地得分旗开得胜。

cut no ice with 对……不起作用(重要);不令人信服：A man's money or importance never cuts any～with Jones. 对琼斯来说一个男人的金钱或显要从来都不重要。What others said cut no～with him. 别人说什么对他都不起作用。 She cut no～in stage show. 她在舞台演出方面没有什么成就。excuses that cut no～with people at all 根本不能令人信服的理由;

on ice 1)冰镇的：champagne on～冰镇的香槟;2)搁置起来供日后使用或考虑：You have to put/keep your vacation plans on～until your debts are paid. 你必须把度假计划放一放，等还清了债再说。3)绝对有把握，肯定成功(infml)：Our deal is on～ . 我们的交易肯定能成。The score was 6 to 1，and our team had the game on～. 比分是六比一，我们队肯定能嬴。

on/over thin ice如履薄冰，冒风险，处境危险：She felt suddenly that she was on thin～. 她突然感到自己处境不妙。You will be skating on thin～if you ask Dad to increase your allowance again. 如果你要爸爸再给你增加零花钱是很危险的。

v (1)结冰((cause to)become covered with a layer of ice;freeze)[T+n+adv(over/up)，I+adv(over/up)]：The pond was～d over. 池塘被冰封冻了。The water pipes are all～d up. 水管都被冰冻住了。 prevent the wings of the aircraft from～ing up不使机翼结冰;The river/pond/road/window/windshield(was)～d over (up). 河面/池塘/路面/窗户/挡风玻璃上结了一层冰。

(2)冰镇(cool by setting in or as if in ice)[T+n]：～the champagne/the wine/a bottle of beer 冰镇香槟酒/葡萄酒/一瓶啤酒;～d drinks 冷饮;～d water 冰水;

(3)(在糕点上)加糖霜(cover cake，etc with icing)[T+n]：She is～ing the cake. 她正在给蛋糕加糖霜。

→′ice-ax(e)n(登山用)冰斧(镐);′iceberg n 冰山;ice-′bound adj 被冰封冻的;′icebox n 冰箱;′ice-͵breaker n 破冰船;′ice-cap n 冰盖(冠);͵ice-′cold adj冰冷的;′ice-cream n 冰激凌;′ice-cube n(饮料中放的)小冰块;′ice-fall n 冰瀑布;冰崩;′ice-field n 冰原;′ice-floe n 大浮冰;′ice-free adj不冻的;′icehouse n冰窖;′ice-pack n 冰袋;′ice-pick n 碎冰锥;′ice-rink n 滑冰场;′ice-show n 冰上表演;′ice-skate n 冰鞋(刀);vi 滑冰;′ice-water n(供饮用的)冰水;′icing n(加在糕点上的)糖霜;iced adj 冰镇的;加了糖霜(衣)的