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gla·cialBrE /ˈɡleɪʃl/NAmE /ˈɡleɪʃl/BrE /ˈɡleɪsiəl/NAmE /ˈɡleɪsiəl/ adjective [usually before noun] (geology 地质学) connected with the Ice Age 冰河时代的；冰河期的；冰川期的◆the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice) 冰期(specialist) caused or made by glaciers; connected with glaciers 冰川造成的；由冰河形成的；冰河的；冰川的◆a glacial landscape 由冰河形成的自然景观◆glacial deposits/erosion 冰川沉积；冰蚀作用(formal) very cold; like ice 冰冷的；冰一般的 SYN icy ◆glacial winds/temperatures 刺骨的寒风；极低的温度(formal) (of people 人) cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings 冷若冰霜的；冷冰冰的 SYN icy ◆Her expression was glacial. 她表情冷淡。◆Relations between the two countries had always been glacial. 这两国间关系一直不好。 |