ice
/aɪs/noun
उच्चारण आइस
बर्फ़
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to cover a cake with icing; (ice over or up) to become covered with a layer of ice
(केक पर) आइसिंग करना; बर्फ़ जमना
- The road iced over.
- She iced the birthday cake with pink cream.
- The lake iced over in January.
+ 2 more examples
- The baker iced the cupcakes with white sugar.
- Her father iced the cake in blue and white.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
ice (uncountable)
Frozen water as a substance. It takes no 'a' and no plural: some ice, a lot of ice.
ठोस जमे हुए जल के रूप में यह अगणनीय है; इसके साथ 'a' या plural नहीं लगता।
- Add some ice to the lemonade.
a piece / cube of ice
To count it, use 'a piece of ice' or 'an ice cube'.
गिनने के लिए 'a piece of ice' या 'an ice cube' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The glass held three cubes of ice.
ice over / ice up
To become covered with ice. These phrasal verbs are used for roads, ponds, windscreens.
बर्फ़ से ढक जाना; ये phrasal verbs सड़कों, तालाबों और windscreens के लिए प्रयुक्त होते हैं।
- The lake iced over in December.
break the ice / on thin ice
'Break the ice' means to start a conversation in a tense or new situation. 'On thin ice' means in a risky position.
'Break the ice' का अर्थ किसी नई या तनावपूर्ण स्थिति में बातचीत शुरू करना है; 'on thin ice' का अर्थ जोखिमभरी स्थिति में होना है।
- A joke broke the ice at the meeting.
- You are on thin ice if you come late again.
ice as a verb (icing a cake)
In British English, to ice a cake means to cover it with icing, which is a sugar topping.
ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में 'ice a cake' का अर्थ केक पर icing, यानी शक्कर की परत, चढ़ाना है।
- She iced the birthday cake with pink icing.
+Collocations 4
adjective + ice
thinthickmeltingcrusheddryblack
- Crushed ice was served with the sherbet.
verb + ice
breakmeltcrushskate oncover withslip on
- Children slip on ice in the hills.
ice + noun
cubecreampackageboxcap
- Polar ice caps are melting.
ice + of / in
a block of icea sheet of iceice in the glassice on the roadice on the window
- A block of ice was sold at the fair.
“More examples 6
- The vendor kept the fish on ice.
विक्रेता ने मछली को बर्फ़ पर रखा।
- The road was covered with ice after the cold night.
ठंडी रात के बाद सड़क बर्फ़ से ढक गई थी।
- Radhika put a pack of ice on her swollen ankle.
राधिका ने अपनी सूजी हुई टखने पर बर्फ़ की थैली रखी।
- The plan has been put on ice until next year.
योजना अगले वर्ष तक स्थगित कर दी गई है।
- His reasons cut no ice with the judge.
उसके कारणों का न्यायाधीश पर कोई असर नहीं हुआ।
- The hill road was closed because heavy ice had formed overnight.
रात भर में भारी बर्फ़ जम जाने के कारण पहाड़ी सड़क बंद कर दी गई।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ Please bring some ices for the drinks.
✓ Please bring some ice for the drinks.
Ice is uncountable in this sense and has no plural.
इस अर्थ में 'ice' अगणनीय है और इसका plural नहीं होता।
✗ She put a ice in the glass.
✓ She put some ice in the glass.
Do not use 'a' with uncountable ice. Use 'some' or 'an ice cube'.
अगणनीय 'ice' के साथ 'a' नहीं लगता; 'some' या 'an ice cube' कहें।
✗ The ice has been melted since noon.
✓ The ice has been melting since noon.
A continuing action up to now with 'since' needs the active present perfect continuous.
'Since' के साथ अब तक जारी क्रिया के लिए active present perfect continuous चाहिए।
¶Idioms 3
cut no ice (with sb)
to have no influence or effect on sb
किसी पर कोई असर न डालना
- His excuses cut no ice with the examiner.
- Flattery cuts no ice with our principal.
on thin ice
in a situation in which you are likely to make a mistake or upset sb
जोखिम भरी स्थिति में, नाज़ुक हालत में
- You're on thin ice — one more late arrival and you'll be suspended.
- He knew he was skating on thin ice with his boss.
put sth on ice
to do nothing about a plan or suggestion for a period of time
किसी योजना को कुछ समय के लिए टाल देना, ठंडे बस्ते में डालना
- The project has been put on ice until next year.
- We've had to put our holiday plans on ice.
→Phrasal verbs 1
ice over/up
to become covered with ice
बर्फ़ से ढक जाना, जम जाना
- The lake ices over every winter in Kashmir.
- The windscreen had iced up overnight.
◇Word family
§Grammar and usage
The adjective icy means very cold or unfriendly ('an icy stare').
Adjective icy का अर्थ बहुत ठंडा या अमित्रवत है ('an icy stare')।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Break the ice (say or do something to make people feel relaxed, especially at a first meeting), on thin ice (in a risky situation), the tip of the iceberg (a small part of a much bigger problem), put sth on ice (delay a plan), cut no ice with sb (have no effect on somebody: 'His excuses cut no ice with the teacher').
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: break the ice (विशेषकर पहली मुलाक़ात में लोगों को सहज बनाने के लिए कुछ कहना या करना, झिझक तोड़ना), on thin ice (जोखिम भरी स्थिति में), the tip of the iceberg (बहुत बड़ी समस्या का छोटा भाग), put sth on ice (योजना टालना, ठंडे बस्ते में डालना), cut no ice with sb (किसी पर कोई असर न होना: 'His excuses cut no ice with the teacher')।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: ice floats on water because it is less dense than water (water expands when it freezes); dry ice is solid carbon dioxide; the melting point of ice is 0 °C.
विज्ञान GK में बर्फ़ पानी पर तैरती है क्योंकि यह पानी से कम घनी है (जमने पर पानी फैलता है); dry ice ठोस कार्बन डाइऑक्साइड है; बर्फ़ का गलनांक 0 °C है।