U 冰，冰块 water frozen so that it has become solid

　make ～　制冰块
　produce ～　制冰
　shave ～　刨冰
　walk over the ～　在冰上走
　eat ～　吃冰淇淋
　take an ～　要冰淇淋
　break ～　打破僵局
　cut ～　起作用
　put sth on ～　把…暂且搁一搁
　skate over thin ～　讨论棘手的问题
　artificial ～　人造冰
　black ～　薄冰（与路面颜色相似，容易使人滑倒）
　dry ～　干冰
　hard ～　硬冰
　man-made ～　人造冰
　melting ～　正在融化的冰
　soft ～　霰
　thick ～　厚冰
　thin ～　薄冰
　autumn ～　秋冰
　coast ～　固定冰
　pack ～　大块浮冰
　～ age　冰河期
　～ block　冰块
　～ box　冰镇箱
　～ cream　冰淇淋
　～ glass　冰花状玻璃
　～ machine　制冰机
　～ show　冰上表演
　～ wall　冰墙
　on ～　在冰上
　over ～　在冰上
　with ～　被冰封了
　～ on the lake in winter　冬天湖面的冰

　The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.　冰把河道堵住了，上游的水流不下来。
　The ice is too thin to bear your weight.　冰太薄，承受不了你的体重。
　He held a piece of ice and bit off a little.　他拿着一块冰，咬掉了一点。
　The car wheels would not bite because of the ice.　路上结冰，汽车轮子打滑。
　The climbers suddenly found that their way was blocked by a perpendicular ice wall.　登山队员突然发现他们的去路被矗立的冰崖阻断了。
　He had two ices.　他吃了两份冰淇淋。

 ♣ black ice
　透明薄冰　thin invisible film of ice
　Motorists are warned to take extra care this morning because there is black ice on many roads.　告诫汽车驾驶员今天早上要特别小心，因为许多路上有透明薄冰。
 ♣ break the ice
　打破冷场　break a deadlock
　We haven't learned much in the first lesson, but we have at least broken the ice.　我们第一课没学到多少东西，但是至少开了一个头。
　The hostess broke the ice by introducing the strangers to each other.　女主人让新来的客人作彼此介绍以打破拘束的场面。
　The party was dull at first, but Robert's humour soon broke the ice and then everyone enjoyed it very much.　晚会最初开得很沉闷，但是罗伯特先生诙谐的谈吐顿时使气氛活跃起来，大家都玩得很开心。
 ♣ cut no ice
　无作用，不足令人信服的　have little or no effect or influence; be unconvincing
　His excuses cut no ice with me.　他的辩解不足以说服我。
　Flattery cuts no ice with Alison, she's far too shrewd.　奉承对阿莉森不起任何作用，她太精明了。
　This sort of thing will cut no ice on the international market.　这种东西不会对国际市场有任何的影响。
 ♣ on thin ice
　处境危险，如履薄冰　take on risk
　You don't seem to realize what thin ice you are on.　你似乎没有意识到你现在的处境多危险。
　He seemed satisfied with my description of how the machine works, but I was on thin ice because I don't really know much about it myself.　他似乎很满意我对机器操作的叙述，可是我却如履薄冰，因为我自己对那机器实在了解得不多。
 ♣ put on ice
　延迟　postpone
　The council has put its road-widening scheme on ice until it has the money to pay for it.　市政会已把道路拓宽方案推迟到有钱扩建时再说。

1. 她把两小块冰加到了饮料中。
　［误］ She added two ices to the drink.
　［正］ She added two cubes of ice to the drink.
　［析］ ice泛指“冰块”时是不可数名词，没有复数。“一块冰”可以说a piece〔cube〕 of ice.
2. 我已经吃了两份冰淇淋。
　［误］ I have already taken two ice.
　［正］ I have already taken two ices.
　［析］ ice作“一块冰淇淋”解时是可数名词，有复数形式。

　vt. & vi.（使）结冰 congeal; freeze

　～ a bottle of beer　冰镇一瓶啤酒
　～ drinks　冰镇饮料
　～ soup　冰镇汤
　～ tea　冰镇茶
　～ water　冰镇水
　～ completely　完全结冰
　～ minutely　迅速结冰
　～ slowly　慢慢地结冰
　～ probably　可能结冰
　～ temporarily　暂时结冰
　～ utterly　完全结冰
　～ wholly　完全结冰
　～ over　（使）结冰，（使）表面覆盖上冰
　～ up　（使）表面上结冰

　The hostess iced a bottle of beer.　女主人冰了瓶啤酒。
　His refusal iced our enthusiasm.　他的拒绝打消了我们的热情。
　She iced the cake.　她在蛋糕上滚糖霜。

 ♣ ice over〔up〕　(v.+adv.)
　（使）结冰；（使）表面覆盖上冰　freeze over
　The wings of the plane have iced up and it is too dangerous to fly.　飞机的机翼已经结上了冰，起飞太危险了。
　This recent severe cold has iced up all the farm machinery left in the field; I hope it isn't ruined.　最近这次凛冽的寒潮已经使田野里所有的农业机械都结上了冰；但愿它们不会被毁坏。
　The thick ice has iced the windshields up.　厚厚的冰已覆盖了挡风玻璃。
　The water iced the water pipes up.　水结成的冰已把水管冻住了。
　The road becomes treacherous when it is iced up.　道路上结冰以后非常危险。
　When the lake gets iced over, you can walk right across it to the islands.　湖面封冻后，你就可以踏冰越过湖面到那些岛上。

　［同义词］ v. freeze
　［词源］　古英语is（光滑）