broken the ice

• v. 打破沉默(着手做一项须慎重处理的事)

broken the ice的用法和样例：

例句

1. I broke the ice with the new girl in the office by offering her a cup of coffee and introducing her to a few of the others.
   我请办公室新来的姑娘喝杯咖啡，并把她介绍给其他人，以此打破了沉默。
2. The President broke the ice by asking me whether I liked New York.
   总统问我是否喜欢纽约而打破了冷场的局面。