单词 | ice cream |
释义 | ice cream (once / 1997 pages) n Ice cream is a sweet, creamy, cold treat that's eaten on a cone or with a spoon. You might opt for a tiny bowl of vanilla ice cream, or you could go crazy with a triple-scoop of Rocky Road in a waffle cone. The invention of ice cream is attributed to ancient China, where an ice cream-like mixture of frozen milk and rice was eaten as early as 200 B.C.E. Ice cream was also eaten by early Americans, introduced from Europe by Quakers, and enjoyed by Ben Franklin and Dolley Madison, among others. Widespread use of ice cream cones began at the 1904 World's Fair in St. Louis, and in the mid-20th century, soft serve ice cream was invented. WORD FAMILYice cream: ice creams USAGE EXAMPLESIts “slow-churned” ice creams are processed in such a way that they require less fat. New York Times(Nov 30, 2016) She didn’t mention the pint of ice cream, but we all suspected it was there. Time(Nov 29, 2016) Lined up outdoors at the Coppelia ice cream parlor in downtown Havana, conversations were more subdued than the animated tones for which Cubans are famed. Seattle Times(Nov 27, 2016) n frozen dessert containing cream and sugar and flavoring Syn|Hypo|Hyper icecream chocolate ice cream ice cream flavored with chocolate Neapolitan ice creama block of ice cream with 3 or 4 layers of different colors and flavors peach ice creamice cream flavored with fresh peaches strawberry ice creamice cream flavored with fresh strawberries tutti-fruttiice cream containing chopped candied fruits vanilla ice creamice cream flavored with vanilla extract choc-icecolloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream frozen dessert any of various desserts prepared by freezing |
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