An ice-breaker is a large ship which sails through frozen waters, breaking the ice as it goes, in order to create a passage for other ships.
N-COUNT
打破僵局的事物;活跃气氛的话
An ice-breaker is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for people who have never met before to talk to each other.
例句
This exercise can be quite a useful ice-breaker for new groups.这个活动可以有效地活跃新群体内的气氛。
英汉词典释义
n.
<美>使气氛活跃的东西,打破僵局的东西
An annual freshman icebreaker called "Dickerella," in which women and men pair off for trips to a local burger Joint named Dick’s, has become a farce.一年一度使新生气氛活跃的活动叫“迪克莱拉”，在活动中男女生配成对一起到当地一个汉堡包快餐店去就餐，这项活动已经成了滑稽的事。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. a ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep channels open for navigation
2. a beginning that relaxes a tense or formal atmosphere;