icebreaker

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈaɪsˌbɹeɪkəɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ship designed to break through ice so that it, or other ships coming behind, can navigate on frozen seas.
    — The steel hulls of ice-breakers are much thicker than those of standard vessels.
  2. A game, activity, humorous anecdote, etc., designed to ease tension and encourage interaction among individuals in a situation where they do not know each other well. figuratively
    — The new college hallmates were awkward with each other at first, but after a game of charades as an icebreaker, they were laughing like old friends.
  3. A lively song and dance routine at the start of a musical.
    — At the moment the curtain went up there had to be a lively ensemble number of principals and chorus singing and dancing, the traditional “icebreaker” that also covered up the noise of late-arriving ticket holders getting to their seats.

词形变化

icebreakers plural ice breaker alternative ice-breaker alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
heavy icebreaker light icebreaker medium icebreaker oblique icebreaker
相关词
break the ice passagemaker social lubricant

词源

From ice + breaker, in the figurative sense from the expression to break the ice.
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