释义 |
ice-coldˌice-ˈcold adjective - ice-cold beer
- I could do with an ice-cold beer.
- The Dallas Cowboys' offense was ice-cold in the first half.
- The kids were rewarded with ice-cold lemonade.
- An ice-cold thought came into her mind.
- Cloud swirled up from the valleys, clearing spasmodically to reveal distant peaks, ice-cold lakes and the long ridge in front.
- He survived five minutes of ice-cold water before towelling down.
- Her boat is always loaded with new friends and ice-cold sodas.
- It was an ice-cold June Sunday.
- Only two persons in the audience reacted to this sentence, but to them it was like being doused with ice-cold water.
- She was standing in blackness in the middle of a narrow, ice-cold stream.
- The sergeant sat down, placed his feet into the ice-cold potassium permanganate solution and heaved a euphoric sigh of relief.
food/drink► cold · I want something cold like an ice cream bar.· Most white wine tastes best when served very cold. ► cold cooked food that is cold is cooked but no longer hot: · They provided a selection of cold meats.· You can serve the quiche hot or cold.get cold/go cold: · Come eat your dinner before it gets cold.stone cold (=completely cold): · By the time I got off the phone, my coffee was stone cold. ► cool pleasantly cold to eat or drink but not very cold: · Can I interest you in a nice, cool drink?· Summer is the time for cool, refreshing fruit salads. ► chilled food and drinks that are chilled have been made very cold, especially by putting them on ice: · a bottle of chilled champagne ► ice-cold ice-cold drinks have been made extremely cold so that they are pleasant to drink, especially when you are very hot: · The kids were rewarded with ice-cold lemonade.· I could do with an ice-cold beer. ► frozen frozen food is stored at a very low temperature so that it freezes and can be kept for a long time: · frozen vegetables· All I had in the freezer was a couple of frozen pizzas. NOUN► water· A pail of ice-cold water over the pair of them would have been the best idea.· Only two persons in the audience reacted to this sentence, but to them it was like being doused with ice-cold water.· He survived five minutes of ice-cold water before towelling down.· We got about half-way across the reservoir before neatly capsizing, in a slow and deliberate way into the ice-cold water.· We ordered lemon syrups with ice-cold water, and drank standing at the bar. extremely cold: ice-cold drinks |