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 glacial ['gleʃəl]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 冰的, 冰川的, 冰川时代的, 冰冷的

[医] 冰的, 冰样的


  1. A glacial stare.
    冷冰冰的目光
  2. An area covered by sand and gravel deposited at the front of a glacial moraine.
    冰川前砂砾层冰河冰渍前沉积的沙及砾石覆盖的区域
  3. Relating to or occurring during the time following a glacial period.
    冰期后的与冰期后的时期有关的，或在冰期后的时期里发生的


glacial
[ adj ]
  1. relating to or derived from a glacier

    2. <adj.pert>
    glacial deposit
  2. devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain

    3. <adj.all>
    a frigid greeting
    got a frosty reception
    a frozen look on their faces
    a glacial handshake
    icy stare
    wintry smile
  3. extremely cold

    4. <adj.all>
    an arctic climate
    a frigid day
    gelid waters of the North Atlantic
    glacial winds
    icy hands
    polar weather


Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.
glacial.]
1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;
frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial
phenomena. --Lyell.

2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and
consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;
as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.

{Glacial acid} (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as
to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike
form; as acetic or carbolic acid.

{Glacial drift} (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been
transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder
drift.

{Glacial epoch} or {Glacial period} (Geol.), a period during
which the climate of the modern temperate regions was
polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern
hemisphere to the mountain tops.

{Glacial theory} or {Glacial hypothesis}. (Geol.) See
{Glacier theory}, under {Glacier}.

  1. Most scientists believe the glacial age, which lasted until about 10,000 years ago, was brought about by a gradual global cooling, perhaps triggered by a movement of the continents that blocked the exchange of warm water between oceans at the equator.
  2. The lake has an "incredible and complex volcanic, glacial, and explosive history," he said.
  3. Relaxation in the former is still governed by the glacial unfreezing of German monetary policy. The more interesting case is Japan.
  4. The interceptor is designed to store storm water and transfer it to treatment works, rather than allowing it to discharge into the sea. The sewer will be constructed by soft ground tunnelling techniques in water-bearing sand and glacial till.
  5. His Ariel is glacial, ponderous, even baleful.
  6. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., facing mounting criticism over the glacial pace of its bankruptcy-law reorganization, named a turnaround specialist as its president and chief executive officer.
  7. Long ago, he fascinated with his surprising images, finicky lighting, glacial movements and gibberish-spouting characters that took us in a freefall into another realm only remotely connected to the subject at hand.
  8. One South African official, speaking on condition of anonymity, described progress in the latest round as "glacial.
  9. But the tiny Colombian eruption melted glacial ice, burying Armero and other towns under mudflows, he said.
  10. In a relaxed, meditative frame of mind one can let one's thoughts wander as Glass's music winds on, and still register the big, glacial shifts when they make themselves felt.
  11. What has especially aggravated Wall Street, though, is the glacial pace of consolidation at C&S/Sovran.
  12. In Japan, glacial ice is enjoyed for its novelty and durability.
  13. Filmed in rural England, the Welsh moors, Northern California and in glacial regions of New Zealand, "Willow" is in some ways typical Lucas allegory.
  14. Chunks of glacial ice forced two tankers to change course only a few hours before Hazelwood tried a similar maneuver last March 24.
  15. The report found that improvement in the air-traffic control system "has moved at glacial speed, slowed by inadequate system planning, technology development difficulties and administration and congressional budget decisions."
  16. Jeffrey is constantly hitting on Denise: "You think this glacial facade is gonna get you somewhere?," he asks her.
  17. Gideon Davey, the designer, has given Hugo's sitting-room a glacial air.
  18. Soaps' audience growth is "glacial," Walsh said. "The daytime audiences are amazingly loyal.
  19. Steep-walled glacial lakes and narrow canyons also are among park features that include Lexington Arch, a 70-foot high, 83-foot-wide stretch on which American Indians left primitive pictrographs.
  20. "It's going to look glacial, like a glacier with a thin layer of snow on it," he said.
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