glacial
🇬🇧 UK/'gleiʃәl/🇺🇸 US
TOEFLGREC1
Definitions
adj.
Relating to glaciers or ice ages; extremely slow; very cold and unfriendly
冰川的;极缓慢的;冷若冰霜的
n.
A glacial period; an ice age
冰川期,冰河时代
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedglaciroot
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alrelating to, having the nature of
=glacial
Common Collocations
- 1.glacial pace极缓慢的步伐
- 2.glacial period冰川时期
- 3.glacial valley冰川谷
Example Sentences
- 1.
The glacial ice age shaped much of the Earth's current landscape.
- 2.
Her glacial response to the suggestion made it clear she disapproved.