icicle
IPA/ˈaɪsɪkl/
KK[ˈaɪsɪkəl]IPA/ˈaɪsɪkl/
icicle — 名詞
- iciclesingular
- iciclesplural
1. a hanging, tapering length of ice created when water drips and freezes, often se
1.名詞B1
釋義
冰柱
滴水結冰形成的尖狀冰條
a hanging, tapering length of ice created when water drips and freezes, often seen along roofs, branches, or gutters in winter
例句
Antonia watched the icicles drip water as the morning sun warmed the roof.
Antonia 看著冰柱在早晨的陽光下滴水融冰。
icicles + drip / melt in warmth
A long icicle hung from the edge of Mert's porch after the freezing rain.
凍雨過後，Mert 家門廊邊掛著一根長長的冰柱。
The children carefully broke off a small icicle and held it in their gloved hands.
孩子們小心地折下一小截冰柱，捧在戴著手套的手上。
Tendai tapped the icicle with a stick, and it shattered into tiny pieces on the ground.
Tendai 用樹枝敲了一下冰柱，它便碎成小塊掉在地上。
The morning sun caught the icicle just right, and it sparkled like a diamond.
晨光正好照在那根冰柱上，它閃爍得像顆鑽石一樣。
文法句型
a(n) + icicle
icicles + verb
常見錯誤
❌There were long icicles of ice on the car.
✅There were long icicles on the car.
💡'icicle' already means a piece of ice, so 'of ice' is redundant.