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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- break the ice
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打破沉默,首先发言;打破僵局,打开僵持(或拘束)的局面,使气氛活跃起来;开个头;(在比赛中)首先得分
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着手做一项须慎重处理的事;做某事以扫除工作中的初步障碍;消除隔阂
Collins English-English Dictionary
- break the ice
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vi.
to relieve shyness or reserve, esp between strangers
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to be the first of a group to do something
- break the ice
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n
to relieve shyness, etc, esp between strangers
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n
to be the first of a group to do something
Examples
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to break the ice
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[fig] 使气氛活跃起来
→ ice
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带头发言
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be the first to speak; break the ice
→ 带头
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