| 单词 | icing |
| 释义 | icing (once / 6153 pages) 1n 2n 3n Icing is the creamy, sweet stuff you use to frost a cake — you can also call it "frosting." Some people like the cake part of a cupcake, and others just like to lick off the icing. If you're over five, that's really not acceptable. Most icing consists of powdered sugar mixed with butter, margarine, cream cheese, or egg whites. In fact, in Britain, powdered sugar is called "icing sugar." Colloquially, you can describe something as the "icing on the cake," meaning it's not vital, but it's a positive addition: "After such a great day, finding that fifty dollar bill on the ground was just the icing on the cake!" WORD FAMILYicing: icings+/deice: deiced, deicer, deices, deicing/deicer: deicers/ice: de-ice, deice, iced, ices, icing, icy/icy: icier, iciest, icily, iciness USAGE EXAMPLESBring family and friends to construct a sturdy gingerbread house base and design the exterior with royal icing and candy. Washington Post(Nov 29, 2016) Fuel starvation can be caused by a leak in the fuel tanks, fuel pumps and gauges failure, internal icing or human error. Time(Nov 30, 2016) Zagon thinks a storm crept up on the expedition, icing Victoria Strait within hours and trapping the ships. Washington Post(Nov 22, 2016) 1 n a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes 2Syn|Hyper frosting, ice topping a flavorful addition on top of a dish n (ice hockey) the act of shooting the puck from within your own defensive area the length of the rink beyond the opponent's goal 3Syn|Hyper icing the puck maneuver, manoeuvre, play a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill n the formation of frost or ice on a surface Syn|Hyper frost freeze, freezing the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid |
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