To be on ice 擱置
今日小常識
According to the Guinness Book of Records, the lowest temperature recorded in a place where there is a permanent population is the Siberian village of Oymyakon in Russia, where the temperature reached -68°C in 1933 (the coldest ever recorded outside Antarctica).
據吉尼斯世界紀錄記載,位于俄羅斯西伯利亞地區名為奧伊米亞康(Oymyakon)的村莊是世界上有常住人口最寒冷的地方。1933年,這里的氣溫曾一度跌至零下68攝氏度(南極以外有記錄最冷的地方)。
今日短語
To be on ice 的意思是暫緩、擱置某個決定或計劃。換句話說就是暫時先不考慮某件事了。
例句
I've had to put my trip to the Caribbean on ice as I need the money to get my car repaired.
All development projects are on ice until we receive more funding.
請注意
另一個非常相似的短語 to be on thin ice 的意思是如履薄冰,處境困難。
例句
John opened a luxury goods shop in 2008. He was on thin ice when the recession started.