| 单词 | icy |
| 释义 | icy (aɪsi ) Word forms: icier , iciest 1. adjective B1+ If you describe something as icy or icy cold, you mean that it is extremely cold. An icy wind blew hard across the open spaces. His shoes and clothing were wet through and icy cold. Synonyms: cold, freezing, bitter, biting 2. adjective B1+ An icy road has ice on it. 3. adjective B2 If you describe a person or their behaviour as icy, you mean that they are not affectionate or friendly, and they show their dislike or anger in a quiet, controlled way. [disapproval] His response was icy. Synonyms: unfriendly, cold, distant, hostile icily adverb [ADVERB after verb, ADVERB adjective] 'Have you finished?' he asked icily. The prison official is icily polite and bureaucratic. Collocations: icy air It worked very well on parched skin that had been exposed to blasts of icy air and overheated offices, especially when left on overnight. Times, Sunday Times They end up sprinting around town carrying heavy cameras with the freezing icy air burning their lungs just to get a few precious seconds of footage. Times, Sunday Times My breath drifted in the icy air. Times, Sunday Times A blast of icy air rushed in. Times, Sunday Times As the train rises across teetering bridges and through glaciers, riders will feel blasts of icy air, building the chilly tension. Times, Sunday Times Given the icy conditions, the car's standard four-wheel-drive system would have been very important! The Sun But considering where you live, you may benefit from the 4x4's better grip in wet and icy conditions. Times, Sunday Times Icy conditions have left streets badly cracked and covered with craters. The Sun He had heard that the icy conditions were extreme. Times, Sunday Times Lately it has been tweaked to improve on-piste performance, offering more grip in icy conditions and a shape that makes it easier to turn. Times, Sunday Times Dip your toes in the icy lake and reeelax. Times, Sunday Times One of the villagers plunges through an icy lake and finds a dead body! The Sun During this journey, however, the driver loses control of the bus and drives into an icy lake. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the winter groups discuss the dangers of icy lakes, as well as pointing out various dangers such as depth and pollution. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some of the levels are across the icy lakes, requiring the player to obtain a boat from one of the levels to proceed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But as their icy landscape continues to shrink at an alarming rate, it remains to be seen if these traditions will be passed on to the next generation (far right). Times, Sunday Times Watch these loveable birds dive, splash and goof about in their icy landscape. The Sun It jumps from the tree into an icy landscape, enduring a blizzard as it evolves into a larger, gorilla-like ape. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here, vicious creatures roam the icy landscape, hunting for unprotected prey. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There's a gentoo penguin colony and an amphitheatre of icy mountains. Times, Sunday Times You're in a dusty desert, but all around are icy mountains. Times, Sunday Times As time heals their wounds and their love endures, a distant archway appears towering over the icy mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Behind her a vast landscape recedes to icy mountains. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each game features uniquely named areas, but all games feature typical locations such as fiery caverns, open meadows, water-filled or submerged areas, icy mountains, and similar nature-based places. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Today will remain cold with icy patches first thing. Times, Sunday Times The outlook for the first week of 2015 includes cold and frosty nights, with icy patches and freezing fog. Times, Sunday Times And the weekend looks as if it will remain cold, with widespread heavy frosts leading to icy patches on roads. Times, Sunday Times It felt chilly enough last week, particularly at the start, with frost, icy patches and stubborn fog. Times, Sunday Times The snow was most likely to settle on higher ground, where up to four inches were expected in places, but icy patches were anticipated on roads this morning. Times, Sunday Times It included 100,000 for a school worker who slipped on food in a dinner hall and 19,890 to an employee who fell on an icy path. The Sun Which icy path will reunite them? The Sun Sales of salt soared 400 per cent as people used it to melt icy paths. The Sun In the early 1980s we would play at venues that were often shacks in the middle of nowhere, with icy paths and dodgy electric heaters. Times, Sunday Times In winter, the cold weather brings on big rises in some surprising items, such as cat litter - reported to be good to use as grit on icy paths. Times, Sunday Times He was lying on the icy pavement and refusing to speak to the cops or be helped up and into an ambulance. Times, Sunday Times Say you slipped on the icy pavement. Times, Sunday Times It miserably failed as horses lost balance and fell on icy pavement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The trailer continued its slide across the icy pavement and into the oncoming lane until the hinge locked at a ninety-degree angle with the pulling truck. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For those runners who have been training through the winter, worries of icy pavements have changed to concerns of sunburn and hay fever. Times, Sunday Times Another posting said he had seemed in a good mood but was 'really drunk' when he set off along the icy river bank. Times, Sunday Times We crossed the border by wading across an icy river, then clambered over a snow-covered mountain to a contact waiting with a vehicle. Times, Sunday Times We waded across a swollen, icy river and clambered up a steep mountainside, the exhilaration of the adventure easing our apprehension. Times, Sunday Times Birds are somersaulting aerialists, the final battle whirls aloft and below, smoke and fire spurt, fish fly up from the icy river. Times, Sunday Times We decided to cross the icy river. Times, Sunday Times Some cars are gathered together on an icy road. Times, Sunday Times And if one spots an icy road or a danger, it will alert other cars or even the authorities. The Sun He warned of more icy road conditions tonight. The Sun She drove at up to 60mph with her son in the passenger seat, skidding and sliding on the icy road. Times, Sunday Times Icy road conditions are common. Globe and Mail But the equipment was damaged, and many of the lifeboats immediately capsized, throwing soldiers into the high, icy sea. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She was being transferred onto a lifeboat for medical treatment when the stretcher she was on slipped and plunged into the icy sea. Times, Sunday Times Then, after diving into the icy sea, he remained calm enough to organise survivors as they clung to an upturned lifeboat before being rescued. The Sun He describes the sensation as a very bright light, like the shock of jumping into an icy sea. Times, Sunday Times Many were injured, and some fled into the icy sea to escape their assailants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 My spluttering explanation was heard in icy silence. Times, Sunday Times The moon gives you the words to end an icy silence and help a family feel like a real team again. The Sun The reaction was icy silence. Times, Sunday Times When the barbarians return from the mountain tops this week, maintaining an icy silence will no longer be an option. Times, Sunday Times You can find the words that thaw an icy silence between relatives. The Sun Her front wheels were uselessly spinning in a groove of icy snow. Times, Sunday Times A refrigeration unit cools water to freezing, regardless of the outside temperature, producing fine icy snow crystals. Times, Sunday Times Flexible flyers work best on hard packed or icy snow. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By contrast, in an impact with icy snow wearing a helmet can be the difference between a minor head injury and a significant or life-threatening head injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Forty years ago you entered in the expectation of nothing more than a warm pint, an icy stare and perhaps a pickled egg for company. Times, Sunday Times An icy stare chilled my soul. Christianity Today Only an icy stare and the wintry whisper of dead leaves. Times, Sunday Times She mumbled something unintelligible to let me know she was holding me personally responsible for the lack of chicken gumbo soup that day and gave me an icy stare. Globe and Mail She was best known for giving her players an icy stare in response to poor play. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There was a good bridge, but 6,000 men, including 2,000 cavalry, could not cross it expeditiously, so most of them waded through the icy stream. Times, Sunday Times On the night, the paratroopers waded through a strong, icy stream and unwittingly trudged through what turned out to be a minefield. Times, Sunday Times Beside me, an icy stream flows into the lake. Times, Sunday Times The road crossed and recrossed the icy stream, while snow, sleet and rain fell constantly. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Climbers can fall through the undermined snow fifty feet or more into the icy stream underneath. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The snow showers have largely cleared, but under clear skies and calm air last night was biting cold with widespread severe frost and icy stretches. Times, Sunday Times It said that there could be icy stretches on untreated roads, pavements and cycle paths this morning. Times, Sunday Times With low pressure to the east, the winds will mostly come from a chilly northerly direction, bringing some snow, especially to higher ground, along with widespread frost and icy stretches. Times, Sunday Times Most southern areas are unlikely to see snow but icy stretches are likely to form on untreated surfaces early in the day before temperatures turn mild. Times, Sunday Times The sense of excitement and growing belief quickened after three minutes with a glorious 30-pass move across the icy surface. Times, Sunday Times It has never been climbed due to its rugged and crevassed icy surface. Times, Sunday Times Skiers are being urged to sharpen the metal edges on their skis to ensure that they bite into the icy surface. Times, Sunday Times The icy surface probably accumulated from the moon's interior till about three billion years ago. Times, Sunday Times This process prevents the formation of frost layers, which form when humid air freezes over the icy surface. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pools of icy water collected in the plastic sheets that traders had erected over their stalls. CHAMELEON (2002) He ran on through the icy water, stumbling on the glutinous sand, then skirted another sandbank -- no footprints, no footprints! THE LAST RAVEN Too angry for tears, she drew away from him into a pool of icy water at the unwiped end of the seat, her hands clenched on her knees. TO HIS JUST DESSERTS Most of the cub's body is out of the icy water, reducing heat loss. The Sun (2010) In 2004 large flocks of the birds arrived here, raising fears of icy weather on the way. Times, Sunday Times Make sure that there's always a bowl of fresh water available, especially in icy weather, when other sources might have frozen over. Times, Sunday Times He said a 'pothole plague' had been exacerbated by icy weather last month after heavy rainfall in 2012. Times, Sunday Times And even the icy weather and the potentially treacherous conditions of the pitch cannot worry him. The Sun They are thought to have been attracted by salt in the soil that had been put on the roads in icy weather. Times, Sunday Times In spite of an icy wind the smoke still hung inside the plane. Bomber An icy wind blows and the sky is dull grey. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The rain clouds had blown away under a strong, icy wind. TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR: The Threshold of Middle-earth (2003) Translations: Chinese: 结冰的 Japanese: 氷で覆われた |
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