english
1
general::
ice up
to become covered in ice and often stop working
• The plane was delayed because the engine had iced up., ice over
If an area of water ices over, it becomes covered with a layer of ice
• The lake has iced over.
Cambridge-Phrasal Verbs
2
general::
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.
Longman-Thesaurus
3
general::
see BREAK THE ICE; CUT NO ICE; ON ICE; ON THIN ICE; PUT ON ICE; TIP OF THE ICEBERG.
American Heritage Idioms
4
general::
noun ADJ. thick Is the ice thick enough to walk on? | thin | black Motorists have been warned about black ice on the roads. QUANT. block, slab The spray froze and formed great blocks of ice on the front of the ship. VERB + ICE form ICE + VERB form Ice had formed on the pond. | crack, melt The ice was beginning to melt. PREP. on the ~ skating on the ice
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
5
general::
ice
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.
transnet.ir
6
general::
noun
frozen water:
In winter the ice is heavy in Harbin .
verb
freeze:
In winter the river will ice over.
Simple Definitions