Icing



GRE

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 糖衣, 糖霜
• ［英］ n. 糖衣, 糖霜 ( a mixture variously of sugar, butter, flavoring )
• ［记］ 指糕饼上的糖衣, 也叫 frosting

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Date: circa 1740
• 1. a sweet flavored usually creamy mixture used to coat baked goods (as cupcakes) — called also frosting
• 2. something that adds to the interest, value, or appeal of an item or event — often used in the phrase icing on the cake

II. noun

• Date: 1948
• an illegal act by an ice-hockey player of shooting a puck from within the defensive zone or defensive half of the rink beyond the opponents' goal line but not into the goal

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