单词 | iced-up |
释义 | > as lemmasiced-up iced-up adj. encased in, covered, or filled with ice; frozen; also figurative; spec. (of a vehicle or part of a vehicle) covered with ice and thus rendered ineffective or inoperable. ΚΠ 1848 Metrop. Sanitary Comm.: 2nd Rep. Commissioners: Minutes Evid. 35 Cold is..of all antiseptics the most powerful, preventing decomposition for an indefinite, if not for an infinite period. The iced-up animals in the north are an example. 1909 V. Miller Standard Recipes for Ice Cream Makers 77 Cut the quart brick into eight pieces, wrap quickly and pack them in the iced up packer. 1945 Pop. Mech. Aug. 2 a/1 (advt.) From his desk, the instructor creates every situation of real flight—even to iced-up wings, and conked-out engines. 1963 I. Fleming On Her Majesty's Secret Service xvii. 203 The car..hit a last outcrop that knocked it sideways and..took the last great plunge into the iced-up river. 1987 Guardian 16 Jan. 1/5 All the marooned villages, trapped lorries or iced-up trains. 2006 New Yorker 18 Dec. 25/2 The free spirit who thaws his iced-up heart. < as lemmas |
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