icebreaker

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n. 碎冰船, 破冰设备

发音

US /ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/

词形变化

icebreakers 复数 icebreakers

别名

ice-breaker ice breaker

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.

    破冰船

    航海 交通

    The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels.

  2. 2.

    A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well.

    比喻

    The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.

  3. 3.

    A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.

    艺术

词汇关系

名词

同义词 1

ice boat

上位词 4

start ship beginning commencement

相关短语

oblique icebreaker heavy icebreaker light icebreaker medium icebreaker

词源

From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.

来源：wiktionary