glacial

🇬🇧 UK/'gleiʃәl/🇺🇸 US
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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-derived
glaciroot
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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.

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