iceberg

英 [ˈaɪsbɜːɡ]

美 [ˈaɪsbɜːrɡ]

n.  冰山(浮在海上的巨大冰块)

复数：icebergs　

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Collins.1 / BNC.11370 / COCA.9987

习惯用语

n.

the tip of the iceberg
• （问题的）冰山一角
  only a small part of a much larger problem

牛津词典

noun

• 冰山（浮在海上的巨大冰块）
  an extremely large mass of ice floating in the sea

柯林斯词典

• → see:tip

英英释义

noun

• lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
  1. iceberg is still the most popular lettuce
  Synonym:crisphead lettuceiceberg lettuce
• a large mass of ice floating at sea
  Synonym:berg

双语例句

• Scientists monitoring earth movements in Antarctica believe they have found a singing iceberg.
  监视南极洲地块运动的科学家相信他们发现了一个会唱歌的冰山。
• But I've only scraped the tip of the iceberg.
  但我只揭露了冰山一角。
• The steamer sank when it crashed into an iceberg.
  轮船撞上冰山后沉没了。
• This is an Amoral iceberg, no amount of global warming can warm this one up.
  这是一个不道德的冰山一角，并没有什麽大量的全球变暖暖此一行动。
• When this realization hit, it was as if a huge iceberg in my heart suddenly melted.
  意识到这点时，仿佛我心里的一块巨大的冰山突然融化了。
• This, though, is just the tip of the iceberg.
  这一点，虽然，这只不过是冰山的一角。
• Unless we're all a lot more careful, the people who have died so far will be just the tip of the iceberg.
  除非我们都加倍小心，否则死者的人数会比现在多得多。
• This huge iceberg will slowly dissolve into water.
  这个巨大的冰山会慢慢地融化成水。
• This is only the tip of the iceberg.
  这仅仅是冰山的一角。
• I bet that's just the tip of the iceberg.
  我敢打赌，这只是冰山一角。