| 单词 | to ice up | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasto ice upto ice up  1.  transitive (in passive). Of a ship, crew, etc.: to be held fast in ice; to be blocked or obstructed by ice; cf. snow v. 6a. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > convert to ice			[verb (transitive)]		 > hold fast with ice to ice up1832 1832    W. S. Gilly Mem. Felix Neff II. x. 259  				Our own gallant officers and seamen, who embarked in the polar expeditions, with the certainty before them of being snowed or iced up during many months of privation. 1860    C. Tomlinson Winter in Arctic Regions 		(new ed.)	  iii. 237  				Captain Austin's ships were iced up about the end of September, and so remained until July or August. 1899    C. J. C. Hyne Further Adventures Capt. Kettle xii  				The boats are frozen on to the chocks... Did you never see a boat iced up before? 1935    Ave Maria 7 Sept. 		(2005)	 302/2  				Thus they cut a circle right round any ship that has got iced-up in the Gulf of Finland. 2000    Sunday Tel. 		(Nexis)	 3 Dec.  				Unsinkable, by Richard Bean, told the story of the sinking of a series of Hull trawlers which got iced up and capsized off Iceland.  2.  transitive. To fill up or cover with ice; to freeze, chill. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > water > ice > convert to ice			[verb (transitive)]		 > fill up with ice to ice up1840 1840    Ladies' Garland 3 82/2  				My joys are withered—a very winter is icing up the fountains of my heart—I am sick with disappointment. 1856    E. K. Kane Arctic Explor. I. xvii. 201  				Icing up again the opening in the walls. 1910    H. C. Rowland In Service of Princess iv. 40  				I cabled them to have him [sc. a dead man] iced up until—. 1959    A. L. Rowse Diary 16 Feb. 		(2003)	 275  				The hill is quite steep and all iced up. 1965    G. Jones Island of Apples  ii. iii. 88  				In spite of the fire the fright iced me up like Swamp water through and through. 1993    Albuquerque 		(New Mexico)	 Jrnl. 4 Jan.  b6/1  				Seven inches of snow fell on downtown Santa Fe Sunday, icing up roads and causing many minor accidents.  3.  intransitive. To become covered, filled, or blocked with ice. ΚΠ 1886    M. B. Crowninshield All among Lighthouses xiv. 389  				She shipped great quantities of water, and iced up so fast they feared she would founder. 1914    Paper 25 Nov. 25/2  				The open canals rapidly iced up, and considerable difficulty was experienced with anchor ice. 1978    Flying Mag. Sept. 96/1  				Tower also advises the aircraft have been reporting..that windscreens are, uh, icing up on final. 1997    M. Y. Hubbert Winisk 24  				They thought the gas line had iced up, always a likely scenario in that weather. 2003    I. Ferguson Village Small Houses i. 4  				Everybody waits for the river to freeze solid. It takes at least three weeks for the river to ice up, maybe as much as six.  4.  transitive (in passive). Of (part of) an aircraft or other vehicle: to become covered with ice (and thus rendered ineffective or inoperable). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > coldness > be cold			[verb (intransitive)]		 > become cold > freeze > become frozen and unusable to ice up1928 1928    Aviation 16 Apr. 1032/2  				Once a plane has become iced-up, two alternatives for clearing away the accumulation of glazing may be available. 1940    Times 		(Weekly ed.)	 10 Jan. p. ii/4  				During the operations a snowstorm was encountered and the aircraft became badly iced-up, in addition to being subjected to anti-aircraft fire. 1947    Sci. News 4 72  				A ship has often been thoroughly de-greased by wind-swept rain and spray before it becomes iced-up. 1950    T. Longstaff This my Voy. ii. 24  				By now we were all looking like Arctic travellers, well iced-up. 1998    G. Phinn Other Side of Dale 		(1999)	 xiii. 145  				I got to the car and it was all iced up. < as lemmas | 
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