To be on ice 搁置
As climate change causes temperatures to rise, ice melts on Cuverville Island, off the coast of Graham Land in the Antarctic
今日小常识
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).
据吉尼斯世界纪录记载，位于俄罗斯西伯利亚地区名为奥伊米亚康（Oymyakon）的村庄是世界上有常住人口最寒冷的地方。1933年，这里的气温曾一度跌至零下68摄氏度（南极以外有记录最冷的地方）。
今日短语
To be on ice 的意思是暂缓、搁置某个决定或计划。换句话说就是暂时先不考虑某件事了。
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.
请注意
另一个非常相似的短语 to be on thin ice 的意思是如履薄冰，处境困难。
例句
John opened a luxury goods shop in 2008. He was on thin ice when the recession started.
