"icehouse" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冰窖
• 冰屋

Definition

一种在冰箱出现前用来储存冰块的建筑。有时在某些地区也指供应冷饮的酒吧或餐馆。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

属于历史/专业词汇。在美国南部等地，“icehouse”有时指供应冰啤酒的普通酒吧。在日常交流中较少出现，除非涉及历史或特定地区的场所。

Examples

The farm had an old icehouse near the barn.

农场谷仓旁边有一座老**冰窖**。

Ice was stored in the icehouse to keep food cold during summer.

夏天时冰被储存在**冰窖**里以保持食物新鲜。

We visited a museum with a preserved icehouse.

我们参观了一个有保存完好的**冰窖**的博物馆。

Back in the day, every big house on the street had its own icehouse.

过去，这条街上的每个大房子都有自己的**冰窖**。

Let's meet at the icehouse for a cold drink later.

晚点我们去**冰屋**喝点冷饮吧。

Old photos show workers hauling huge ice blocks into the icehouse every winter.

老照片显示工人们每年冬天把大冰块运进**冰窖**。