icy

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Đông lạnh và trơn trượt

BrE /ˈaɪsɪ/ AmE /ˈaɪsɪ/

adjective en → vi

1 COLD AND SLIPPERY [attributive / predicative] A2

Đông lạnh và trơn trượt

very cold and covered with ice, so that it is difficult to walk on or drive over

  • icy roads/surfaces

Collocations icy conditions · icy weather

  • The roads were icy and dangerous.

    Đường trơn trượt và nguy hiểm.

2 COLD RELATIONSHIP [attributive / predicative] B1

Quan hệ lạnh lùng, xa cách

describing a relationship that is unfriendly or distant because people are not speaking to each other in a friendly way

  • icy relationship

Collocations icy atmosphere · icy silence

  • There was an icy atmosphere between them.

    Giữa họ có một bầu không khí lạnh lẽo.