Icicles Meaning in English
word · lemma: icicle
释义
Icicles are long, thin, pointed pieces of ice that hang down, usually from roofs or tree branches, formed when water drips and freezes in cold weather.
用法与细微差别
"Icicles" is always plural unless referring to a single one ("an icicle"). Used primarily in the context of winter and freezing temperatures. Common collocations: "hanging icicles," "dangerous icicles." Often associated with beauty but also with the risk of falling and injury.
例句
Icicles hang from the roof after a snowstorm.
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We broke the icicles off the tree branches.
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The sunlight made the icicles sparkle.
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Be careful—those icicles above the door could fall any minute!
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As a kid, I loved sucking on icicles just for fun.
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Huge icicles formed along the power lines after the freezing rain.
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