单词	icebreakers
释义	icebreaker noun ice·​break·​er ˈīs-ˌbrā-kər  1 : a ship equipped (as with a reinforced bow) to make and maintain a channel through ice 2 : something that is done or said to get through the first difficulties in starting a conversation or discussion Roughly half of all Americans are invested in the market these days, and stock holdings have replaced politics, weather and sports as the go-to conversational icebreaker. Adam Bryant … she also pays particular attention to icebreakers that relax guests and get them rubbing elbows, such as a cruise up the Colorado River, where guests nibble on hors d'oeuvres and sip Fall Creek wines. Steve Heimoff see also break the ice at break entry 1 Example Sentences using an old joke as a conversational icebreaker Recent Examples on the Web Fourth-graders at the iLearn Virtual School in Dallas began class Thursday morning with an icebreaker. Ben Chapman, WSJ, 29 Aug. 2022 Her first tour as an ensign took her to Seattle for an assignment aboard an icebreaker, the Polar Star. New York Times, 31 May 2022 Its newest vessel, Le Commandant Charcot, rated as a Polar Class 2 icebreaker, entered service earlier this year. Doug Gollan, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The hat became a small conversation piece, a wee wearable icebreaker. Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 29 June 2022 Set on an icebreaker and sprayed with a hose for 72 hours, Casto’s pot more than tripled its weight. Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022 As an icebreaker, Sue Skirvin asks the 15 or so people in the room to give an adjective that starts with the same letter as their name. Austin Fuller, Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2022 On October 4, 2019, the Polarstern, a German icebreaker the length of a football field, sidled up to a thick ice floe above the Arctic Circle and turned off its engines. Amy Brady, Scientific American, 1 May 2022 The best-selling author does serve up stories, lots of them; the book is a grab bag of anecdotes, many of which have the tone and the import of a humorous icebreaker in a Rotary Club speech. Laura Miller, The New Yorker, 13 June 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1825, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Kids Definition icebreaker noun ice·​break·​er ˈīs-ˌbrā-kər  1 : a ship equipped to make and keep open a channel through ice 2 : something said or done that helps people relax and begin talking in a social situation The party game was a good icebreaker. icebreakers noun plural of icebreaker 1 as in socials Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance socials mixers suppers keggers showers clambakes cocktail parties housewarmings receptions symposia teas soirees house parties tea parties klatches blowouts masquerades hen parties bakes functions dances salons get-togethers keg parties stags symposiums soirées shindigs events parties kaffeeklatsches benefits fetes proms balls formals fund-raisers celebrations blasts meet and greets klatsches binges bashes dos affairs fêtes galas occasions do's saturnalias orgies bacchanals bacchanalia 2 as in warships Synonyms & Similar Words warships liners freighters tankers steamships corvettes barges cruisers ships steamers supertankers lightships ferryboats cutters merchantmen colliers boats destroyers coasters merchant ships containerships aircraft carriers watercrafts ironclads motor ships traders superliners packets transports argosies flagships vessels men-of-war keels schooners men-o'-war tramps sailboats yachts brigs windjammers brigantines caravels ketches barques tall ships clippers barks junk square-riggers xebecs
随便看	in good voice in good with in good working condition in good working order in good/great/large part in good/safe hands in gory detail in great part in greeting in gremio in half in hand in harness in heat in heaven's name in height in hell in her heart of hearts in high dudgeon in high gear in high places in high spirits in high style in his death throes in hoc sig

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