To de-ice something is to take the ice off it. You hear it most with cars and planes.

To de-ice something把一樣東西 de-ice，is就是 the ice把冰 take off it從它上面弄掉。You你 with cars and planes在講汽車和飛機時 hear it most最常聽到它。

In a cold country, ice on the windscreen blocks your view, so you spray it or scrape it to de-ice the glass. At an airport, workers de-ice the wings of a plane before take-off, because ice on a wing can make flying unsafe; they often use a special liquid, not just a scraper.

In a cold country在寒冷的國家，on the windscreen擋風玻璃上的 ice冰 blocks會擋住 your view你的視線，so所以 you你 spray it噴一噴 or或 scrape it刮一刮，to de-ice the glass來替玻璃除掉冰。At an airport在機場，workers工作人員 before take-off在起飛前 the wings of a plane把飛機的機翼 de-ice除掉冰，because因為 ice on a wing機翼上的冰 can make flying unsafe會讓飛行變得不安全；they他們 often常常 use用 a special liquid一種特殊的液體，not just a scraper不只是刮刀。

The word is a verb: they de-ice the wings; the job is de-icing. It is ordinary, practical English — not fancy, not slang.

The word這個字 is a verb是動詞：they他們 the wings把機翼 de-ice除冰；the job這件差事 is de-icing就叫 de-icing。It它 is ordinary, practical English是平常、實用的英文——not fancy不花俏，not slang也不是俚語。

Though actually, we often say defrost when heat melts ice or frost from the inside (a freezer, or warm air on a car window). De-ice points more at getting ice off the outside. Taiwan roads rarely need this; you will meet it in winter travel stories and in airport news.

Though actually不過其實，when當 heat熱 from the inside從裡面 melts融掉 ice or frost冰或霜時——a freezer冷凍庫，or或 warm air on a car window吹在車窗上的暖空氣——we我們 often常 say defrost說 defrost。De-ice points more at比較是指 getting ice off把冰弄掉 the outside從外面。Taiwan roads台灣的路 rarely很少 need this需要這件事；you你 in winter travel stories會在冬季旅行的故事 and in airport news和機場新聞裡 will meet it遇到它。