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frosting

noun
🔊/ˈfrɒstɪŋ/
🔊/ˈfrɔːstɪŋ/
 [uncountable]Idioms
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  1. (North American English)
    (also icing British and North American English)
    a sweet mixture of sugar and water, milk, butter or egg white that is used to cover and decorate cakes糖霜（用以装饰糕饼等）Topics Foodc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • buttercream
    • vanilla
    • colored
    • …
    verb + frosting
    • cover something with
    • pipe
    • spread
    • …
    See full entry
  2. (British English) the crime of stealing a vehicle that has been left with the engine running in cold weather so that the engine warms up（冷天趁发动机预热车辆无人看管时下手的）盗窃车辆罪
    • Police issued the annual winter warning against frosting car crime.警方每年发布冬季警告，以防结霜汽车犯罪。
    • A growing number of drivers have become victims of frosting.越来越多的司机成为结霜的受害者。
Idioms
the frosting on the cake (North American English)
(also the icing on the cake British and North American English)
  1. something extra and not essential that is added to an already good situation or experience and that makes it even better锦上添花
    • It's an added bonus—the frosting on the cake.这是额外的好处-蛋糕上的糖霜。