to break the ice (tū bùruìkè dé āi sī)

Idiom Relationships

含义

to start a friendly conversation in an awkward situation

在尴尬的情况下开始友好的对话 (zai gan'ga de qingkuang xia kaishi youhao de duihua)

例句

"To break the ice, I told a joke."

"为了打破僵局,我讲了一个笑话。" (Weile **dapo jiangju**, wo jiangle yige xiaohua)