| 释义 |
bergy, a.|ˈbɜːgɪ|
[f. berg1 + -y1.]
a. Abounding in icebergs; of the nature of an iceberg.
1856Kane Arct. Exp. I. iii. 32 The bergs which infest this region, and which have earned for it..the title of the ‘Bergy Hole.’ 1876Davis Polaris Exp. xi. 266 A considerable bergy mass of ice.
b. spec. bergy bit: a large piece of ice that has broken away from an iceberg (see also quot. 1958).
1935Geogr. Jrnl. LXXXVI. 301 The channel carrying ice-floes and bergy bits. 1958New Scientist 10 July 358/3 As it weathers away, a berg becomes known as a ‘bergy bit’ (when about the size of a small house). |