To be on ice 擱置
As climate change causes temperatures to rise, ice melts on Cuverville Island, off the coast of Graham Land in the Antarctic
今日小常識(shí)
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(jù)吉尼斯世界紀(jì)錄記載，位于俄羅斯西伯利亞地區(qū)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(yǔ)
To be on ice 的意思是暫緩、擱置某個(gè)決定或計(jì)劃。換句話說(shuō)就是暫時(shí)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.
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另一個(gè)非常相似的短語(yǔ) 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.
