icicle

icicle

英 ['aɪsɪk(ə)l]
　　美 ['aɪsɪkl]

n. 冰柱；垂冰；冷冰冰的人

中文詞源：

icicle 冰錐，冰柱

來自中古英語，ice,冰，-icle,來自ickle,古英語方言，冰柱，冰晶。

例句：

1. She walked in, as chill as an icicle, and as high as a princess.
她走進來瞭, 跟個冰柱似的,冷冰冰的, 又象個公主似的高不可攀.

2. The drops fell very slowly, as they fall from an icicle after the sun has gone.
血滴得很慢很慢, 仿佛是太陽落山後的冰柱滴下的水珠.

3. The spectacle of the icicle in the cave is amazing.
石花洞的冰凌奇觀讓人嘆為觀止.

4. This passionless girl was like an icicle in the sunshine.
這個冷靜的女孩猶如陽光下的冰柱.

5. A large ice floe in the Arctic Ocean bears an icicle - trimmed cave.
北冰洋上的一片巨大浮冰支撐起一個由冰柱裝飾的洞窟.