单词 | iceberg |
释义 | iceberg /uys"berrg/, n. 1. a large floating mass of ice, detached from a glacier and carried out to sea. 2. Informal. an emotionally cold person. 3. Australian Informal. a person who swims or surfs regularly in winter. 4. tip of the iceberg, the first hint or revelation of something larger or more complex: The new evidence in the case is just the tip of the iceberg. [1765-75; half Anglicization, half adoption of D ijsberg ice mountain; c. G Eisberg, Sw isberg] |
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