verb + icily
She smiled icily.
她冷冰冰地笑了笑。
冷冰冰地
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
冷冰冰地
in a cold and icy manner
She smiled icily.
她冷冰冰地笑了笑。
像冰一样地;寒冷刺骨地。
In the manner of ice; with a cold or chilling effect.
以冷漠或冷静愤怒的方式。
In an uncaring or coolly angry manner.
She stared at him icily and did not say a word.
她冷冷地盯着他,一句话也没说。
The manager replied icily to the customer's complaint.
经理冷冷地回复了顾客的投诉。
He smiled icily, making everyone in the room uncomfortable.
他冷冷地笑了笑,让房间里每个人都不自在。
She smiled icily.
她冷冰冰地笑了笑。
icily 是副词,通常放在动词后或形容词前,表示态度冷漠、不友好。
His tone was icily polite.
他的语气冷冰冰的,却又很有礼貌。
Not this
She looked at me icy.
Use this
She looked at me icily.
修饰动词 looked(看)要用副词 icily,而不是形容词 icy;汉语的“冷冰冰地”是状语,对应英语副词。
Not this
He gave her an icily look.
Use this
He gave her an icy look.
修饰名词 look(眼神/表情)要用形容词 icy;icily 是副词,不能放在名词前作定语。
Not this
Her voice sounded icily.
Use this
Her voice sounded icy.
系动词 sounded 后接表语用形容词 icy 描述主语状态;副词 icily 不能作系动词补语。
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冷冰冰地有礼
She greeted him icily polite.
她冷冰冰地有礼地跟他打招呼。
冷冰冰地镇定
He remained icily calm during the crisis.
危机期间他冷冰冰地保持镇定。
冷淡疏远
His tone was icily distant.
他的语气冷淡疏远。
冷冰冰地轻蔑
She gave an icily contemptuous smile.
她露出一个冷冰冰的轻蔑微笑。
冷冰冰地客气
She was icily polite to the reporters.
她对记者们冷冰冰地客气。
冷若冰霜地平静
He remained icily calm during the interrogation.
审讯期间,他保持着冷若冰霜的平静。
冷冰冰地疏远
Her tone was icily distant.
她的语气冷冰冰地疏远。
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由 ice(冰)变来,icily 就是冷冰冰地,像说话带冰碴子。
语域:formal 常见场景:literary narrative、formal description of tone or gaze icily 多用于书面或文学性叙述,描述语气、目光或态度冷冰冰的。日常口语中通常更常用 coldly 或 in a cold way。
与 spicily /ˈspaɪsɪli/ 完全押韵。icy /ˈaɪsi/ 和 ice /aɪs/ 以相同的 /aɪs/ 音开头,但不押韵。注意 -ily 结尾的词如 easily /ˈiːzɪli/、happily /ˈhæpɪli/、angrily /ˈæŋɡrɪli/ 拼写相似,但重音元音不同,均不押韵。
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