icebound

Thân thiện

The ship remained icebound in the frozen harbor.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Completely surrounded or obstructed by ice; locked in by ice: Describes a place, especially a body of water or a harbor, that is frozen over and inaccessible due to thick ice.

Usage

• The adjective icebound is used to describe a location that is trapped or immobilized by ice. It typically refers to geographic features like ports, rivers, lakes, or ships.
• It is often used in weather, maritime, and travel contexts to indicate severe winter conditions that halt navigation or access.

Examples

Advanced Usage

• Figurative Use: While primarily literal, it can be used metaphorically to describe something that is completely stuck or immobilized, as if frozen.
  • The peace talks were icebound by mutual distrust for years.

Variants and Related Words

• Ice-bound (adj): A hyphenated variant with the same meaning.
• Iceboundness (n, rare): The state or condition of being icebound.

Synonyms

• Frozen in
• Ice-locked
• Snowbound (specifically by snow, but often in similar contexts)

Antonyms

• Ice-free
• Navigable
• Clear

Related Phrases and Idioms

• (To be) frozen solid: A more general phrase meaning completely frozen, which can apply to objects and, by extension, places.
• (To be) stuck in the ice: A descriptive phrase with a similar meaning to icebound.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. locked in by ice
   • icebound harbors