〇i» /ai/ noun, pron., symbol, abbr. m noun (also i) [C, U] {pi. Is, Ts, i*s /aiz/) the 9th letter of the English alphabet英语字_表的_ 9个字母：‘Is〖and’ begins with  * island —词以字母 i 开头。

ITiTOl see dot v.

■                  pron. used as the subject of a verb when the speaker or writer is referring to himself/herself .(:指称自己，.作动 词的丰语）我：J thinfc I’d better go npw.義想我最紅现 在雜差。..◊ He and Z are oid_/hend5•他fp我焉老明，章P/ ◊ When they asked me if I wanted the job, I said yes.. \^{\] 问我是否想荽那份工作，我说想。going to/aH,

an"?我考声_竣心::参汽…味奴r than.'/iir，aren’t

i?我比高，吧？ 一 see also me p/w?.

■                  symfco/ (also i) the number l in Roman numerals「罗

马数字)、1

■                  aW?r. (also I.) (especially on maps) Island(s); Isle(s): X尤 用于地图）岛，群岛

1-9 form /ai 'nain form/ noun {US) an official document that an employer must have which shows that an employee has the right to work in the US * 1-9 表.，雇

员雇佣资格iiE明（雇主必须持#，证明雇员有权在美国 工作）

-ial (in adjectives 构成形容词）typical of 有…特性 的：dictatorial 独裁的► -ially (in adverbs 构成副 :

正式地

iam-bic /ai'aembik/ adj. {technical     {of rhythm in

poetry 诗.的韵步）in which one weak or short syllable is Followed by one strong or long syllable 抑扬格的（每 一短或弱音节后接一长或强音节）：a poem written m iambic pentameters (= in lines of ten syllables, five short and five long)抑扬格五音步诗 iam-bus /ai'aembas/ noun {pi. Iambi /-bai/, iam-buses) (also iamb /'aiaem; 'aiaemb/), {technical a unit of sound in poetry consisting of one weak or short syllable followed by one strong or long syllable (诗歌抑 扬格

-ian，-an 如伽 1 (in nouns and adjectives 构成名词和形 容_) from; typical of 来自；有…#征的：Bosto/ifan 凌 士顿人◊ BrazfHan巴西人◊ Shakespearian莎士比亚的◊ ifbrcm 属天抨座的 2 (in nouns 构歲名词）a specialist in 专长于…的乂；…专家：mathemaria'cm焱学衾 -iana, -ana (in nouns 构成名词）a collection of objects, facts, stories, etc. connected with the person, place, period, etc. mentioned 集；汇编；收藏品： Mozartiana莫扎特作品集◊ Americana美国资料汇编◊ Vfctoriami维多利亚时代的收藏品 IB /.ai _bi:/     INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE 国际中

学毕业会考：to do the 参加国际中学毕业会考

Iberian /ai'biarian; NAmE -'bir-/ adj. relating to Spain and Portugal伊比利亚的；西班牙和葡萄牙的：the iberianpe/iinsuki 伊 土利亚半岛 ibex /'aibeks/ noun {pi. ibex) a mountain goat with long curved horns北山羊，羱羊（角长而弯曲> ibid, (also ib.) abbr. in the same book or piece of writing as the one that has just been mentioned (from Latin ‘ibidem’）（源自拉丁语ibidem,指在同一书或作品中）同 前，同上 -ibility o -able

ibis /'aibis/ noun {pi. ibises) a bird with a long neck, long legs and a long beak that curves downwards, that lives nearwater鹮（涉禽，长颈长腿，喙长而向下弯曲）

-ible, -ibly o -able, -ably I bo /'iibau; NAmE'iiboo/ noun = Igbo ibu-profen /.aibjui'praufen; NAmE -'prou-/ noun [U] a drug used to reduce pain and inflammation 布洛芬， 异丁苯丙酸（镇痛消炎药）

-ic swJ5f/x 1 (in adjectives and nouns 构成形容词和名词） connected with与…有关；…的：scenic风景美的◊ economic 经济的◊ Arabic 阿拉伯语 2 (in adjectives 构成 形容词)that performs the action mentioned 动作（或行

为…的：horri/ic 恐怖◊ specie 独特► -ical (in adjectives 构成形容词)：comfcaZ 滑_ -ically (in adverbs _构成副词):physicaHy身体上： ice            Iais/ noun, verb

■                  noiin 1 [U] water that has frozen and become solid 冰：

鳴'户生:1有冰花'。o The Zafce was covered with a sheet 〇/ fee.湖面上覆盖着一层 冰。◊ My hands are as coW as ice.義双手冰冷。 -T- see also black ice, dry ice, icy 2 [sing.] (usually the ice) a frozen surface that people skate on 冰场；溜冰 场：77ie dancers came out onto the ice,舞蹈秦M者出会 朵到滑冰场上。◊ Both teams are on the fee, waiting/or the       两支参赛队伍都在冰场上等待着哨音。3 [U] a

piece of ice. used to keep food and .drinks cold 冰块： 111 have lemonade please—no ice.请给我释份择檬汽

水      .米加泳块。4 [C] (oW-/fl5/7/o/7ei/，fi/f) an

ice cream —奋冰激凌 5 [U] (/VA/n£) a type of sweet food that consists of ice that has been crushed and flavoured 冰冻甜食 ITiTOl break the 'ice to say or do sth that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.(先指聚会等开始 时，用言语或行动）打破隔阂h打头说话一see also icebreaker(2) cut no 'ice (with sb) to have no influ- ence or effect on sb (对某乂）无影响，不解作用：His excuses cut no fee with me.他的申辩丝毫术能说服我。 on ' ice 1 (of wine，etc.果酒等）kept cold by being surrounded by ice 沐镇 2 (of a plan，etc.计划等）not being dealt with now; waiting tx) be dealt with at a later time 被搁置；留待考虑：We}ve had to put our pZans on ice/or the time being.我们不得不把计划暂时摘 置。3 (of entertainment，etc•运系 _) performed by skaters on an ice rink 冰上表演的：Cinderella on ice 《灰姑娘》冰上演出一 more at thin

■                  verb [VN丨'to cover a cake with icing 在（糕饼上）加糖霜 I^SI;tV| ,ice'over/'up | ice sth-^'over/'up to cover sth with ice; to become covered with ice (無）结上一层 冰，覆盖着冰

'ice age (often the Ice Age) noun one of the long periods of time, thousands of years ago, when much of the earth’s surface was_covered in ice 冰期；冰川期；■冰

_河时代

'ice axe (8r£) {NAmE 'ice-ax) noun a tool used by people climbing mountains for cutting steps into ice ^(镐（登 ■山用 r —picture o axe

ice-berg /'aisb3：g; NAmE -b3：rg/ noun an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea冰山（浮在海上的巨大冰 块）IT»17il see tip n.

.iceberg 'lettuce noun a type of lettuce (= a salad vegetable) with crisp pale green leaves that form a tight ball卷心莴苣

ice-block /'aisblDk; NAmE -bla:k/ noun {AustralE, NZE) a piece of flavoured ice on a stick 冰糕；}^棍；冰命 • ice__blue (especially of eyes 尤指眼睛）very pale blue in colour淡盘色的

_ice-bound 〇办 surrounded by or covered in ice 被冰围

封的；冰封的

ice-box /'aisbDks; NAmE -ba:ks/ noun (old-fashioned, espe­cially US) = FRIDGE

ice-break-er /'aisbreik0(r)/ noun 1 a strong ship designed to break a way through ice, for example in the Arctic or Antarctic 破冰船 2 a thing that you do or say, like a game or a joke, to make people feel less nervous when they first meet (初次见面#)消除隔阂 的行动，活跃气氛的话

'ice bucket noun a container filled with ice and used for keeping bottles of wine, etc. cold 冰桶（冰镇用）

'ice cap noun a layer of ice permanently covering parts of the earth, especially around the North and South Poles (尤指北极和南极的）冰冠 .ice- cold adj. *1 as cold as ice; very cold 冰冻的；冰凉 的：ice-coZd beer 冰镇啤酒◊ My hands were fce-co〖d•我 的手冰冷。2 not having or showing any emotion 冷漠 无晶；冷淡的：His Q^es had grown fce-coW.他的目光 /变得冷酷无情。

,ice 'cream (also 'ice cream especially in NAmE) noun [U, C]

a type of sweet frozen food made from milk fat,