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单词 iceberg
释义
iceberg
noun
uk
/ˈaɪs.bɜːɡ/us
/ˈaɪs.bɝːɡ/

icebergnoun(ICE)

[C]
a verylargemassoficethatfloatsin thesea
冰山
picture of iceberg
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: snow & ice
  • anti-icing
  • antifreeze
  • avalanche
  • be snowed inidiom
  • be snowed upidiom
  • freezing
  • glaciation
  • glacier
  • glaciology
  • hail
  • icicle
  • pack ice
  • sleet
  • slush
  • snowflake generation
  • snowpack
  • snowstorm
  • terminal moraine
  • thundersnow
  • unfreeze
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icebergnoun(SALAD)

[CorU]
(alsoiceberg lettuce)
akindoflettuce(= aplantwithlarge,greenleaves, usuallyeatenuncooked)that is verycrunchy(= making aloudnoisewhen it iseaten):
Iceberglettucehasbecomethe mostpopularkindoflettuce,despitehaving very littletaste.
She made asaladofpeppers,avocado, andfetacheese,mixedtogether with iceberglettuce.
Synonym
crisphead
More examples
  • Can youpickup some iceberg and acucumberwhen you goshopping,please.
  • Thelettuceused inburgersisalmostalways iceberg, because itaddsapleasantcrunch.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Types of vegetable
  • alfalfa
  • allium
  • Anaheim
  • artichoke
  • arugula
  • Chinese cabbage
  • Chinese leaves
  • collard
  • corn on the cob
  • corn salad
  • Jerusalem artichoke
  • jicama
  • kabocha
  • kale
  • kohlrabi
  • sag
  • salsify
  • savoy cabbage
  • scallion
  • Scotch bonnet
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(Definition oficebergfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
Examples from literature
  • Nobody lives in Antarctica, except for a few scientists, but people still visit the spectacular landscape of ice, snow, glaciers, and icebergs from the comfort of a cruise ship!
  • Only 10 percent of an iceberg is above water.
  • These big pieces of ice are called icebergs.
  • This makes icebergs very dangerous for ships, like the Titanic!
iceberg
noun[C]
uk
/ˈaɪs.bɜːɡ/us
/ˈaɪs.bɝːɡ/
a verylargemassoficethatfloatsin thesea
冰山

iceberg| American Dictionary

iceberg
noun[C]
us
/ˈɑɪs·bɜrɡ/
a verylargemassoficethatfloatsin thesea
(Definition oficebergfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoficeberg

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Although the courts only take the tip of the disputeiceberg, they claim that they have already done their part.
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As is increasingly common in ambitious projects of this nature, the published book is merely the tip of theiceberg.
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The text of the constitutions was merely the tip of anicebergof common law, legislative compromise, judicial decision, and extra-governmental practice.
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This is just the tip of theicebergfor cognitive archaeology, however, because such conceptualization is by no means sufficient for actual tool production.
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This means of transmission represents the tip of theicebergas far as technology goes.
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This tells us that realism is just the tip of theiceberg.
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I reached a bigicebergthat seems stranded.
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But this is only the tip of theicebergwhen it comes to institutional complexity in the welfare field.
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The firsticeberg, a large tabular berg, had already been spotted at 0410.
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Her husband drove along by the side of theiceberg, but, since he did not see his wife, he returned home.
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On occasion, icebergs were embedded in those floes.
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These examples represent only the tip of theiceberg.
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Cardiovascular accidents are rare because the exercise is self-paced, but minor orthopaedic events are reported and these are probably the tip of theiceberg.
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Indeed, and true to the architects' terminology, how may a correlation be made between thisiceberg-like character and its surroundings?
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This figure, however, represents only the tip of the proverbialiceberg.
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