icebreaker /ˈaɪsˌbreɪkə/ TEM8 (icebreakers)

• 1.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） An icebreaker is a large ship that sails through frozen waters, breaking the ice as it goes, in order to create a passage for other ships. 破冰船
• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） An icebreaker is something that someone says or does in order to make it easier for people who have never met before to talk to each other. 为首次见面说话创造气氛之语(或动作)

  例：

  This exercise can be quite a useful icebreaker for new groups.

  该练习可为新小组彼此对话打破僵局。