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glacial adj.冰川(期)的；非常冷的；缓慢的；(人)态度不友善的 (1) 最近的冰川缩减令科学家震惊。(2) 比起平时冬季的那扇半开的门,这扇门更冻人。(3) 工作以极缓慢的速度进行着。(4) 这两国间的关系一直不好。 The word glacial is related to the word glacier, which is a huge piece of ice. If something or someone is glacial, that thing or person is icy. You can give someone you don’t like a glacial look, or you can go skiing on a glacial morning. Glacial comes from the Latin glacies, which sounds like the name of a frozen dessert, but which actually just means "ice."

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英 ['ɡleɪʃl] 美 ['ɡleɪʃl] (1) Recent glacial recession is alarming to scientists.(2) It was a door even more glacial than that of winter which was ajar.(3) Work proceeded at a glacial pace.(4) Relations between the two countries had always been glacial. Things that are glacial are super cold. A place can be glacial — like the South Pole — but a person can be glacial, too, like that unfriendly girl who gave you a glacial stare. 1[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2[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。3[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。4[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。

英语单词	glacial
英美音标	英 ['ɡleɪʃl] 美 ['ɡleɪʃl]
中文释义	adj.冰川(期)的；非常冷的；缓慢的；(人)态度不友善的
英语例句	(1) Recent glacial recession is alarming to scientists. (2) It was a door even more glacial than that of winter which was ajar. (3) Work proceeded at a glacial pace. (4) Relations between the two countries had always been glacial.
中文例句	(1) 最近的冰川缩减令科学家震惊。 (2) 比起平时冬季的那扇半开的门,这扇门更冻人。 (3) 工作以极缓慢的速度进行着。 (4) 这两国间的关系一直不好。
vocabulary简明	Things that are glacial are super cold. A place can be glacial — like the South Pole — but a person can be glacial, too, like that unfriendly girl who gave you a glacial stare.
vocabulary扩展	The word glacial is related to the word glacier, which is a huge piece of ice. If something or someone is glacial, that thing or person is icy. You can give someone you don’t like a glacial look, or you can go skiing on a glacial morning. Glacial comes from the Latin glacies, which sounds like the name of a frozen dessert, but which actually just means "ice."
柯林斯解释	1 [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 2 [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。 3 [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。 4 [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。

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