[ADJ 形容词]冰河的;冰川的;由冰川形成的Glacial means relating to or produced by glaciers or ice.
[usu ADJ n]
[TECHNICAL 术语]
...a true glacial landscape with U-shaped valleys.
有U形山谷的名副其实的冰川景观
...rising sea levels at the end of the last glacial period.
末次冰川期结束时上升的海平面
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冷淡的;冷若冰霜的 If you say that a person, action, or atmosphere is glacial, you mean that they are very unfriendly or hostile.
[disapproval]
The Duchess's glare was glacial...
公爵夫人冷漠地看着。
Inside the jeep the atmosphere was glacial.
吉普车里的气氛相当冷淡。
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]冰川般运动的;极其缓慢的 If you say that something moves or changes at a glacial pace, you are emphasizing that it moves or changes very slowly.
[usu ADJ n]
[emphasis]
Change occurs at a glacial pace.
变化极其缓慢。
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[ADJ 形容词](常指美女)冷若冰霜的,冰美人似的 If you describe someone, usually a woman, as glacial, you mean they are very beautiful and elegant, but do not show their feelings.
[usu ADJ n]
Her glacial beauty is magnetic.
她冷若冰霜的美令人倾倒。
Oxford
gla·cial/ˈɡleɪʃl; NAmEˈɡleɪʃl//ˈɡleɪsiəl; NAmEˈɡleɪsiəl/adjective1[usually before noun ]( geology 地) 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2( technical 术语) 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3( 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4( 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。gla·cial/ˈɡleɪʃl; NAmEˈɡleɪʃl/
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glacialgla‧cial /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ adjective
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1relating to ice and glaciers, or formed by glaciers: a glacial valley glacial deposits2a glacial look or expression is extremely unfriendlySYN icy3extremely slow: Change was coming, but at a glacial pace.4extremely coldSYN icy: a glacial wind—glacially adverb
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