ice可以用作名词，ice作名词的基本意思是“冰，冰块”，指的是水在零摄氏度或零度以下凝结成的固体，是不可数名词。说“一块冰”用a piece〔cube〕of ice来表示。ice在英式英语中可作“冰淇淋”解，这时用作可数名词。
The lake was covered with a sheet of ice.
湖面上覆盖着一层冰。
The ice on the roads was slowing us down.
公路上有冰，减缓了我们的速度。
My hands are as cold as ice.
我双手冰冷。
