on ice

介词短语
中文释义
英 /ɒn ˈaɪs/    美 /ɑn ˈaɪs/

英文释义

介词短语
  1. Not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold. idiomatic
    — We're putting the new software features on ice until we can fix the existing bugs.
  2. Not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold.; Dead, especially from murder or other nefarious means. idiomatic,slang
    — Boss says there's a mole in our organization. Find him and put him on ice.
  3. Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage: performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
    — We went to see Cinderella on ice.
  4. Of a sporting or other contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading contestant.
    — Near-synonym: in the bag
  5. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, ice.
    — Going to the wine cellar, she said: "I will put three bottles of Tokay wine on ice.[…]"

词源

The first sense (“not being used; temporarily unavailable or suspended”) probably refers to the practice of putting food on ice to preserve it.
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