ice

氷

寒さで凍り、固くなった水。

やさしい英語で： Water that has become hard because it is very cold.

• Put some ice in my drink.
• The ice melted in the sun.
• We walked carefully across the ice.

よく使う表現： ice cubes, thin ice, on ice

気まずさ、よそよそしさ

人と人の間にあり、気軽に話しにくくする気まずい感じ。

やさしい英語で： An uncomfortable feeling between people that makes it hard for them to talk freely.

• A joke broke the ice.
• We played a game to break the ice.
• The ice between them melted as they talked.

類義語： awkwardness, reserve

よく使う表現： break the ice, ice between people

冷淡さ

温かさや優しさ、親しみの気持ちがないこと。

やさしい英語で： A lack of warmth, kindness, or friendly feeling.

• There was ice in her voice.
• His eyes were full of ice.
• She seemed to have a heart of ice.

類義語： coldness, cold-heartedness

反対語： warmth

よく使う表現： heart of ice, ice in something, voice like ice

アイシングをかける

ケーキを砂糖で作った甘いクリームなどで覆う。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you cover a cake with a sweet sugar mixture.

• Let the cake cool before you ice it.
• She iced the cupcakes with chocolate frosting.
• Will you ice my birthday cake?

使い方： ice something with something (Ice the cake with lemon icing.)

類義語： frost

よく使う表現： ice a cake, ice the cupcakes, ice with something

氷で冷やす

冷やしたり腫れを抑えたりするために、氷を当てる。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you put frozen water on something to make it cold or reduce swelling.

• Ice your ankle after exercise.
• She iced her sore knee for ten minutes.
• We iced the bottles before the guests arrived.

類義語： chill, cool

反対語： heat

よく使う表現： ice your knee, ice an injury, ice a drink

凍る、凍結する

表面が氷で覆われる。

やさしい英語で： If a surface does this, it becomes covered in frozen water.

• The bridge may ice overnight.
• The pond iced over during the night.
• These steps ice up quickly in cold weather.

類義語： freeze, freeze over

反対語： thaw

よく使う表現： ice over, ice up, ice overnight

殺す、消す

俗語で、人をわざと殺すこと。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you deliberately kill someone.

• The gangster threatened to ice him.
• They iced the witness before the trial.
• The boss ordered someone to ice his rival.

類義語： murder, kill

よく使う表現： ice someone, ice a rival, ice a witness

圧倒する、完敗させる

相手に大きな差をつけて勝つ。

やさしい英語で： If you do this, you beat an opponent by a large margin.

• Our team iced its rivals.
• She iced every opponent in the tournament.
• The candidate iced his challenger in the election.

類義語： crush, trounce

よく使う表現： ice an opponent, ice a rival, ice the competition