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ice

[ʌɪs]

When referring to frozen water, "ice" is usually an uncountable noun. You would say "some ice" or "a piece of ice" rather than "an ice". In the context of baking, "icing" (the result of the verb 'to ice') can be used as both a noun and a gerund to describe the sweet coating on a cake. Be careful with the phrasal verb "ice over," which specifically describes the process of a surface becoming covered in a layer of ice.

💬Trò chuyện

🎬Friday afternoon at the office, David is trying to organize a team social event.

David Smith

Mark, we need to pivot on the cooler. Did you grab the ice?

Mark

Totally blanked. I'm just gonna wing it and hope they have some at the gas station.

💡

David uses the corporate buzzword 'pivot' inappropriately in a casual context, while Mark uses the phrasal verbs 'blanked' (forgot) and 'wing it' (improvise) to reflect his slacker persona. The word 'ice' is central as it is the missing item for their event.

Ý nghĩa

noun

Frozen water, a brittle transparent crystalline solid formed by the freezing of water.

"The lake was covered in a thick layer of ice during January."

verb (transitive)

To cover or decorate a cake with icing; to cool something using ice.

"She spent an hour icing the wedding cake with vanilla frosting."

verb (intransitive)

To become covered in ice or to freeze over.

"The windshield began to ice over as the temperature dropped below zero."

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frozen cold

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