to break the ice 见到陌生人时主动开口和对方攀谈

To break the ice 就是见到陌生人时主动开口和对方攀谈，打破彼此生疏的僵局。

例句

She said, "Here's a game that's guaranteed to break the ice at parties".

The room was silent, so he told a joke to break the ice.

Sometimes it's very difficult to break the ice with our new students because they are so shy.

请注意

如果你 put something on ice, 就是说你暂时把某事搁置一下，暂时“雪藏”，不立即进行处理。

We decided to put the project on ice for a while and concentrate on doing other things.