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a popsicle
popsicle（冰棍）是可数名词，单数形式前需用冠词。
I want a popsicle.
我想要一根冰棍。
冰棍；棒冰
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冰棍；棒冰
popsicle
I want a popsicle.
我想要一根冰棍。
一种冰棍(冰棒)。
A Popsicle brand popsicle, a type of ice lolly.
冰冷或冷冻的东西。
Something cold or frozen.
插在小木棍上的冰淇淋或冰棍
ice cream or water ice on a small wooden stick
The children each chose a popsicle from the ice-cream truck.
孩子们各自从冰淇淋车上选了一根冰棍。
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After the picnic, the popsicle melted and dripped onto the table.
野餐后，冰棍融化了，滴在桌子上。
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These homemade popsicles are easy to make with fruit juice and molds.
这些自制的冰棍用果汁和模具很容易做。
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in England a popsicle is called an ice lolly
在英国,popsicle被叫作ice lolly
WordNet
popsicle（冰棍）是可数名词，单数形式前需用冠词。
I want a popsicle.
我想要一根冰棍。
复数形式可泛指冰棍一类食物，不需要冠词。
Popsicles come in many flavors.
冰棍有多种口味。
Not this
I want to eat popsicle.
Use this
I want to eat a popsicle.
popsicle 是可数名词，单独使用时常需要冠词；这里指一根具体的冰棍，所以要加 a。
Not this
There are many popsicle in the freezer.
Use this
There are many popsicles in the freezer.
popsicle 是可数名词，many 后接复数形式，所以要用 popsicles。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
冰棍棒
She used a popsicle stick to make a small model bridge.
她用一根冰棍棒做了一个小桥模型。
吃冰棍
The kids love to eat a popsicle after playing outside.
孩子们喜欢在外面玩完后吃根冰棍。
冰棍融化
The popsicle melts very quickly in the summer heat.
在夏日高温下，冰棍融化得非常快。
冰棍口味
What is your favorite popsicle flavor?
你最喜欢的冰棍口味是什么？
制作冰棍
We can make popsicles by freezing juice with wooden sticks.
我们可以把果汁和木棍一起冷冻来制作冰棍。
买冰棍
He went to the corner store to buy popsicles for the party.
他去街角商店为派对买了些冰棍。
冰棍和冰柱，彩虹和皱眉
The Murmaids' 1963 hit 'Popsicles and Icicles' opens with the line 'Popsicles and icicles, rainbows and frowns.'
墨梅兹乐队1963年的热门歌曲《Popsicles and Icicles》以“Popsicles and icicles, rainbows and frowns”开头。
Use popsicle naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
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联想：pop 像拔出冰棍时‘啵’的一声，sicle 像 icicle（冰柱），合起来就是冰棍。
语域：informal 常见场景：casual conversation、children's playtime、summer picnics popsicle 多用于口语和日常生活，比较常见于儿童或家庭场合；正式写作或菜单中通常改用 ice pop 等说法。
没有与 /ˈpɑpsɪkəl/ 完全押韵的常用词。icicle、bicycle、tricycle 都以相同的非重读 /sɪkəl/ 结尾，但重音位置和元音不同；article、vehicle 只是拼写相似，实际分别读 /ˈɑːrtɪkəl/ 和 /ˈviːhɪkəl/（vehicle 也可读 /ˈviːɪkəl/）；pickle 结尾是 /kəl/，注意不要被拼写误导。
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