英语词组frosting是什么意思，短语翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

the frosting on the cake

Something desirable that makes an already good situation even better. I was so proud of my daughter for finishing her Master's degree, but finding out she finished at the top of her class was the frosting on the cake!

icing on the cake

An additional benefit or positive aspect to something that is already considered positive or beneficial. Having all of you here for my birthday has really been wonderful. This gift is icing on the cake. Sarah really wanted that job, so she said the signing bonus was really just icing on the cake.

frost over

To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts over tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.

frost up

1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow.

2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up.

frost over

to become covered with frost. The windows had all frosted over in the night. The car windows frosted over.

icing on the cake

Fig. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That's icing on the cake! Your coming home for a few days was the icing on the cake.

icing on the cake

Also, frosting on the cake. An additional benefit to something already good. For example, All these letters of congratulation are icing on the cake, or After that beautiful sunrise, the rainbow is just frosting on the cake. This metaphoric expression alludes to the sweet creamy coating used to enhance a cake. [Mid-1900s]

the icing on the cake

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

the frosting on the cake

AMERICAN

COMMON

1. If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better. To ride for one's country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake. If it works out that he or she becomes a friend after you have enjoyed a good professional relationship, that is frosting on the cake.

2. You can use the icing on the cake to refer to something which is only a minor part of the main thing you are talking about. Consumer electronics in Japan is now a 35 billion dollars a year business. This is just the icing on the cake. Japanese electronics companies are now generating an annual 200 billion dollars of sales. Finance Minister Vaclav Klaus has dismissed environmental issues as the frosting on the cake.

the icing on the cake

an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement.

A North American variant of this phrase is the frosting on the cake .

1996 Independent State education is no longer always free. The jumble sale and the summer fair, which used to provide the icing on the school cake, are now providing the staple fare.

the icing on the ˈcake

something attractive, but not necessary, which is added to something already very good: The meal was perfect, the wonderful view from the restaurant the icing on the cake.

frost over

To become covered with frost: The blades of grass frosted over in the cold night air.

frost up

1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped.

2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up.

icing on the cake

n. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That’s icing on the cake!

icing on the cake

An additional benefit to something already good.

frosting/icing on the cake, the

An extra advantage or additional benefit. This term refers to the sweet creamy topping of a cake and has been transferred since the mid-1900s. A book review in The Listener used it: “All this theology is icing on the cake” (April 3, 1969; cited by the OED).

词组	frosting
释义	the frosting on the cake Something desirable that makes an already good situation even better. I was so proud of my daughter for finishing her Master's degree, but finding out she finished at the top of her class was the frosting on the cake! icing on the cake An additional benefit or positive aspect to something that is already considered positive or beneficial. Having all of you here for my birthday has really been wonderful. This gift is icing on the cake. Sarah really wanted that job, so she said the signing bonus was really just icing on the cake. frost over To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts over tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow. frost up 1. To become coated with a thin layer of ice. If the ground frosts up tonight, we'll have a much harder time digging into it tomorrow. 2. To cause something to become coated with a thin layer of ice. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "frost" and "up." I'm worried that the cold temperatures tonight will frost the ground up. frost over to become covered with frost. The windows had all frosted over in the night. The car windows frosted over. icing on the cake Fig. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That's icing on the cake! Your coming home for a few days was the icing on the cake. icing on the cake Also, frosting on the cake. An additional benefit to something already good. For example, All these letters of congratulation are icing on the cake, or After that beautiful sunrise, the rainbow is just frosting on the cake. This metaphoric expression alludes to the sweet creamy coating used to enhance a cake. [Mid-1900s] the icing on the cake BRITISH, AMERICAN or the frosting on the cake AMERICAN COMMON 1. If you describe something as the icing on the cake, you mean that it is an extra good thing that makes a good situation or activity even better. To ride for one's country is the ultimate experience. To be in a winning team is the icing on the cake. If it works out that he or she becomes a friend after you have enjoyed a good professional relationship, that is frosting on the cake. 2. You can use the icing on the cake to refer to something which is only a minor part of the main thing you are talking about. Consumer electronics in Japan is now a 35 billion dollars a year business. This is just the icing on the cake. Japanese electronics companies are now generating an annual 200 billion dollars of sales. Finance Minister Vaclav Klaus has dismissed environmental issues as the frosting on the cake. the icing on the cake an attractive but inessential addition or enhancement. A North American variant of this phrase is the frosting on the cake . 1996 Independent State education is no longer always free. The jumble sale and the summer fair, which used to provide the icing on the school cake, are now providing the staple fare. the icing on the ˈcake something attractive, but not necessary, which is added to something already very good: The meal was perfect, the wonderful view from the restaurant the icing on the cake. frost over v. To become covered with frost: The blades of grass frosted over in the cold night air. frost up v. 1. To become covered with frost: The windows frosted up quickly when the temperature dropped. 2. To cause something to become covered with frost: The freezing air frosted up the windows. Our breath frosted the mirrors up. icing on the cake n. an extra enhancement. Oh, wow! A tank full of gas in my new car. That’s icing on the cake! icing on the cake An additional benefit to something already good. frosting/icing on the cake, the An extra advantage or additional benefit. This term refers to the sweet creamy topping of a cake and has been transferred since the mid-1900s. A book review in The Listener used it: “All this theology is icing on the cake” (April 3, 1969; cited by the OED).
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