break the ice

釋義

1. 牛津電影裡 100%

   （尤指聚會等開始時，用言語或行動）打破隔閡；打頭說話

   to say or do sth that makes people feel more relaxed, especially at the beginning of a meeting, party, etc.

   Well, someone's got to break the ice and it might as well be me.

電影裡這樣說 · 6 部

• No, I'm just trying to break the ice.The Last Boy Scout1991
• Well, someone's got to break the ice and it might as well be me.Clue1985
• - You haven't met my neighbours, they're nuts. - I'm breaking the ice with your neighbours.Weekend2011
• If we can't break the ice...A Beautiful Mind2001
• Yeah. You know, you break the ice.Wedding Crashers2005
• So we need to break the ice.Ex Machina2014
• Listen, I've got an idea to break the ice.Doctor Who The Time of the Doctor2013
• Big-boy pound for trying to break the ice.Tooth Fairy2010

在完整場景裡學

• 終極尖兵1991
  • 深夜回家夫妻拌嘴：a hard time（數落）
  • 壁櫥藏人識破出軌：count to three（數到三）
  • 夫妻在警察面前撕破臉：get a rise out of（惹人上火）
• 妙探尋兇1985
  • 晚宴上輪流試探身份：break the ice（打破僵局）
  • 匿名信請來七位客人：over my dead body（想都別想）
  • 當眾揭穿眾人被勒索：in the same boat（處境相同）

同一詞條的短語

• cut no ice
• on ice
• be skating on thin ice
• ice over

習語頻道里接下來

• it's not my problem
• play safe
• under the impression that
• be bothered
• hands off
• open your eyes
• bite off more than you can chew
• head over heels in love
• light at the end of the tunnel
• stab in the back
• on account of
• get nowhere