CEFR A1

ice

Translation

氷 / アイス（誤用注意）

Meaning

Water that has frozen solid. It is very cold and hard. Ice is in your drink, on the road in winter, and in glaciers.

Examples

飲み物に氷を入れてください。
Please put some ice in my drink.
冬になると道路が氷になることがある。
Roads can turn to ice in winter.

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ice (A1)

カタカナ: アイス

IPA: /aɪs/

Definition

Water that has frozen solid. It is very cold and hard. Ice is in your drink, on the road in winter, and in glaciers.

意味: 水が凍って固体になったもの。とても冷たくて硬い。飲み物の中の氷、冬の道路の氷、氷河の氷など、さまざまな場面で使います。

Examples / 例文

飲み物に氷を入れてください。 — Please put some ice in my drink.
冬になると道路が氷になることがある。 — Roads can turn to ice in winter.
初対面の緊張をほぐしてくれた。 — He helped break the ice.

Ice の日本語訳

Japanese translations of Ice:

氷
アイス（誤用注意）

How to Use Ice

break the ice (idiom): To start conversation and reduce tension — "He told a joke to break the ice."
on ice (idiom): Delayed or postponed — "The project is on ice until next year."
ice over (phrasal verb): To become covered in ice — "The road iced over overnight."

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