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Water that has gone so cold it turns hard, smooth and solid — slippery underfoot, cold to the touch, and able to freeze something in place.

可以想成水冷到變硬、變成一塊又滑又冰的固體。這塊冰有幾個一眼就感覺得到的特點:表面很滑(站上去會打滑)、本身很冰、而更多收起可以想成水冷到變硬、變成一塊又滑又冰的固體。這塊冰有幾個一眼就感覺得到的特點:表面很滑(站上去會打滑)、本身很冰、而且它把東西凍住、定在那裡不動。英文 ice 後來延伸出的各種意思,幾乎都是抓住「冰」的其中一個特點再往外長。

From the picture

片語裡的冰(滑與凍的比喻)

這一組是把冰的兩個身體感覺借去講抽象的事:冰會把東西「凍住、定住不動」,也很「滑、一不小心就摔」。於是計畫被凍住=暫時擱著,腳下的冰太薄=處境危險。

on ice (postponed) · noun · A2

Used in the phrase 'on ice' to mean a plan is stopped for now and dealt with later.

擱置(on ice)

看起來像冰的東西(冰品、鑽石)

這一組是抓住冰「冰涼、晶亮」的外觀:把果汁凍成冰品,是真的冷凍的甜點;把鑽石叫 ice,是因為鑽石閃亮又冰冷,看起來就像一小塊冰。

an ice (frozen fruit treat) · noun · A2

A sweet frozen food made from fruit juice, often eaten on a stick.

冰棒、冰品

動詞:覆上一層像冰的糖霜

動詞 ice 從冰的「白白一層、像結了一層霜」的樣子來:在蛋糕表面抹上一層用糖做的白色糖霜(icing),蓋住整個蛋糕,看起來就像結了一層冰霜。

ice (a cake with icing) · verb · A2

To cover a cake with icing, a soft sweet mixture made of sugar.

在蛋糕上塗糖霜

Also in this word

frozen water · noun · A2

Water that has become hard and solid because it is very cold.

an ice rink · noun · A2

A special flat surface of ice where people skate or play ice hockey.

冰場

原始詞典資料43 筆記錄

以下是外部詞典記錄的用法,原文照列,我們還沒有寫成教學內容。上面的說明才是我們自己寫的;有些用法可能上面已經講過了。

ICEverb/aɪs/

  • 1

    slangautomotivetransportvehiclesTo occupy a reserved electric car parking space (especially one equipped with a charger) with a traditional car equipped with an internal combustion engine.

    • “We do get charge rage if someone ICEs your bay. And people don’t like it if someone parks a Tesla to charge for two hours. When your car has finished charging, our message is: move it.” ICE-ing is EV owner-speak for when an internal combustion engine (ICE) car blocks or parks in a charging point space. On EV internet forums, stories of drivers being ICEd abound.
    • Clearer signs for electric vehicle charge points are needed to prevent drivers of petrol and diesel cars blocking access, the government has been told. […] It was claimed that the blocking of charge points by internal combustion engine cars — known as spaces being “iced” out — was a serious problem.
  • 2

    slangTo apprehend or deport by Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

  • 3

    slangTo kill (in reference to and hypothetically by Immigration and Customs Enforcement).

Icename

  • 1

    A surname.

  • 2

    Antarctica.

    • Over three weeks in 2019, Kaefer spent time at three English-speaking Antarctic stations observing and gathering data from workers based on what the US station refers to as “The Ice”, or the British call the “South”.

icenoun/aɪs/

  • 1

    Water in frozen (solid) form.

    • He said, “Where we’re at right now was back in 2008 all covered with ice. From here to there at the side, the glacier shrank about 20 to 30 meters.”
    • If thou doſt marry, Ile giue thee / This plague to thy dowry: / Be thou as chaſte as yce, as pure as ſnowe, / Thou ſhalt not ſcape calumny, to a Nunnery goe.
  • 2

    astronomynatural-sciencesphysical-sciencesAny frozen volatile chemical, such as ammonia or carbon dioxide.

  • 3

    astronomynatural-sciencesAny volatile chemical, such as water, ammonia, or carbon dioxide, not necessarily in solid form, when discussing the composition of e.g. a planet as an ice giant vs a gas giant.

    • Above the core is the lower-density liquid mantle composed of ice materials under high pressure and temperature. This massive liquid layer would not be separated into layers of traditional ice compounds, but mixtures of radically different compounds originally consisting of water, carbon dioxide, methane, and ammonia […] Since the mass of the planet is dominated by the liquid mantle that itself consists of heated ices under pressure, both Uranus and Neptune are classified as giant ice planets.
    • Uranus and Neptune are […] usually classified separately as ice giants because they contain a much higher proportion of ice-forming substances such as water, ammonia, and methane. […] In the case of Uranus, the ice mantle must make up between 9.3 and 13.4 Earth masses worth of the total mass of the planet, which is 14.5 Earth masses. Similar proportions apply to Neptune. The commonly used term "ice mantle" is someone misleading, since the substance is actually a hot, slushy mixture that would be more aptly described as a water–ammonia ocean.
  • 4

    Something having an extreme coldness of manner.

    • a heart of ice
    • Her eyes flash with anger, her voice ice. "You afraid of the law? You haven't changed. I want you out of my house now."
  • 5

    Something, such as awkwardness, that prevents open social interaction.

    • The dialogues—or "raps"—usually take place on a monthly or bi-monthly basis and aim at fostering contacts hand at breaking through stereotypical notions held by both sides. "There's no question that there's ice to begin with," said Lance Bradley, who conducts the raps for Chelsea's Tenth Precinct.
    • break the ice
  • 6

    hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleThe area where a game of ice hockey is played.

    • 2006, CBC, Finland, Sweden 'the dream final', February 26 2002, The neighbouring countries have enjoyed many great battles on the ice. They last met for gold at the 1998 world championship, won by Sweden. Three years earlier, Finland bested Sweden for the only world title in its history.
  • 7

    dialectalIcing; frosting ("a sweet, often creamy and thick glaze made primarily of sugar").

    • Well weddings, they were just the usual ... my big brother was married in the Masonic and the Co-operative done the party. Steak pie and tatties, and all that sort of stuff. The wee square Albert cake with ice on it, fruit cake. Then the wee dance after that. There was no drinking at oor wedding!
  • 8

    A frozen dessert made of fruit juice, water and sugar.

另外 7 個記錄的用法
  • 9

    datedAn ice cream.

  • 10

    obsoleteAn individual piece of ice.

  • 11

    slangElephant or rhinoceros ivory that has been poached and sold on the black market.

  • 12

    slangAn artifact that has been smuggled, especially one that is either clear or shiny.

  • 13

    slangMoney paid as a bribe.

    • Theater operators, theater party agents, playwrights, and others who have ready access to tickets may get in on the “ice” and sometimes the producer is in on it too.
    • This “ice” is bribe money paid to public officials to purchase protection for illegal activities. […] Just consider the “ice” money available to the men involved in the examples just cited.
  • 14

    slangdrugsmedicinepharmacologyThe crystal form of amphetamine-based drugs, including methamphetamine.

    • Near-synonym: crystal meth
    • There were times when she could tell the Washingtons were overwhelmed by Jahlil's difficult ways, and one time Jessie even had the nerve to ask Carmiesha if she had smoked anything like crack or ice while she was pregnant with him.
  • 15

    slangOne or more diamonds.

    • But you can't give cred to anything dude says / Same dude to give you ice and you owe him some head
    • Ice on the wrist with the ice in the chains.

iceverb/aɪs/

  • 1

    To become ice; to freeze.

  • 2

    To cool with ice, as an injured body part or a beverage.

    • To treat runner's knee, you need to rest from running or any other high-impact activity, ice the knee, and strengthen the quadriceps through weight training.
  • 3

    To make icy; to freeze.

    • The bridge ices before the road.
  • 4

    To cover with icing (frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg); to frost; as cakes, tarts, etc.

  • 5

    hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleTo put out a team for a match.

    • Milton Keynes have yet to ice a team this season
  • 6

    hobbiesice-hockeylifestyleTo shoot the puck the length of the playing surface, causing a stoppage in play called icing.

    • If the Bruins ice the puck, the faceoff will be in their own zone.
  • 7

    slangTo murder.

    • Not long afterwards Wolf rings him up. 'I want you to ice someone for £15,000, he says. "No one you know."
  • 8

    slangTo defeat decisively.

    • Despite his vulnerabilities, Clinton managed to ice Dole in his 1996 reelection campaign for President.

資料來源:英文維基詞典 English WiktionaryCC BY-SA 4.0)。 原文照列,未經改寫。