glacial

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a. 冰的, 冰川的, 冰川时代的, 冰冷的 [医] 冰的, 冰样的

发音

US
UK /ˈɡleɪ.sɪəl/
UK /ˈɡleɪ.ʃ(ɪ)əl/

词形变化

glacials 复数 glacials more glacial 比较级 most glacial 最高级

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A glacial period (colloquially known as an ice age).

adj.
  1. 1.

    Of, or relating to glaciers.

    We examined the glacial deposits.

    Wang Shijin is a glacier expert and director of the Yulong Snow Mountain Glacial and Environmental Observation Research Station.

  2. 2.

    Very slow.

    比喻
  3. 3.

    Cold and icy.

    After the rain and frost, the pavements were glacial.

  4. 4.

    Having the appearance of ice.

    On cold days, glacial acetic acid will freeze in the bottle.

  5. 5.

    Cool and unfriendly.

    比喻

    He gave me a glacial stare.

词汇关系

形容词

同义词 8

frozen polar arctic icy frosty frigid gelid wintry

近义相关 1

cold

相关短语

glacial acetic acid [化] 冰醋酸 [医] 冰乙酸, 冰醋酸 glacial polish glacial drift glacial erratic glacial erratics glacial flour glacial milk glacial till glacial tills glacial drifts glacial acid glacial milks glacial humour glacial lake outburst flood

词源

Borrowed from French glacial, from Latin glaciālis, from glaciēs (“ice”). The sense "slow" refers to the speed of actual glaciers, typically around 1 meter per day.

来源：wiktionary