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单词 icicle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•ci•cle /ˈaɪsɪkəl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a hanging, pointed mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
i•ci•cle  si kəl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a pendent, tapering mass of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water.
  2. a thin strip of paper, plastic, or foil, usually silvery, for hanging on a Christmas tree as decoration.
  3. a cold, unemotional person.
  • bef. 1000; Middle English isikel, Old English īsgicel, equivalent. to īs ice + gicel icicle; akin to Old Norse jǫkul mass of ice, glacier
ici•cled, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
icicle /ˈaɪsɪkəl/ n
  1. a hanging spike of ice formed by the freezing of dripping water
Etymology: 14th Century: from ice + ickel, from Old English gicel icicle, related to Old Norse jökull large piece of ice, glacier
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