英语词汇“glacial”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINglacial

Origin:

1600-1700 Latin glacialis, from glacies ‘ice’

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Attempts to light a fire in the glacial dining-room had to be abandoned when it smoked out the house.
But we are no longer limited by the glacial rate of natural genetic innovation.
Davis, himself, paved the way for this when he admitted the existence of arid and glacial cycles of erosion.
I am thinking geologic time, or at the very briefest, glacial.
In spite of the glacial air conditioning and his recent bath, his face was covered with sweat.
It was decided to flood the glacial valley of Vyrnwy at the south-western end of the Berwyn Mountains.
Some unnecessarily tricky camera work early on is taxing, as is the film's glacial pace.

THESAURUS► slow

not moving quickly or not doing something quickly: · I was always one of the slowest runners in my class.· My computer’s really slow compared to the ones at school.

► gradual

happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time: · a gradual rise in the Earth’s temperature· I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work.

► leisurely

especially written moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: · a leisurely breakfast· They walked at a leisurely pace.

► unhurried

especially written moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing at all: · She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried.· the doctor’s calm unhurried manner

► sluggish

moving or reacting more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy. Also used when business, sales, or the economy seem very slow: · The car seems rather sluggish going uphill.· The drink was making her sluggish.· the company’s sluggish performance this year· Sales have been sluggish.

► lethargic

moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: · She woke up feeling heavy and lethargic.· His son seemed depressed and lethargic.

► languid

literary slow and with very little energy or activity – used about people, actions, or periods of time: · She lifted her hand in a languid wave.· a long languid afternoon in the middle of summer· He was pale and had rather a languid air about him.

► glacial

literary extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: · Things are changing, but at a glacial pace.

WORD SETS► Earth Sciences

avalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► deposit

· Horne then independently investigated glacial deposits.· At the base there is a locally derived ground moraine that may be a remnant glacial deposit of much greater antiquity.· Base-of-overburden samples may be taken where glacial deposits are widespread or there is reason to suspect transport of elements of interest.

► pace

· Some unnecessarily tricky camera work early on is taxing, as is the film's glacial pace.· Indeed, the entire rescue operation seems to have proceeded at a glacial pace.

单词	glacial
释义	glacialgla‧cial /ˈɡleɪʃəl/ adjective Word Origin WORD ORIGINglacial Origin: 1600-1700 Latin glacialis, from glacies ‘ice’ Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Attempts to light a fire in the glacial dining-room had to be abandoned when it smoked out the house. But we are no longer limited by the glacial rate of natural genetic innovation. Davis, himself, paved the way for this when he admitted the existence of arid and glacial cycles of erosion. I am thinking geologic time, or at the very briefest, glacial. In spite of the glacial air conditioning and his recent bath, his face was covered with sweat. It was decided to flood the glacial valley of Vyrnwy at the south-western end of the Berwyn Mountains. Some unnecessarily tricky camera work early on is taxing, as is the film's glacial pace. Thesaurus THESAURUS► slow not moving quickly or not doing something quickly: · I was always one of the slowest runners in my class.· My computer’s really slow compared to the ones at school. ► gradual happening, developing, or changing slowly over a long period of time: · a gradual rise in the Earth’s temperature· I’ve noticed a gradual improvement in his work. ► leisurely especially written moving or doing something slowly, especially because you are enjoying what you are doing and do not have to hurry: · a leisurely breakfast· They walked at a leisurely pace. ► unhurried especially written moving or doing something in a slow and calm way, without rushing at all: · She continued to listen, seeming relaxed and unhurried.· the doctor’s calm unhurried manner ► sluggish moving or reacting more slowly than usual, especially because of a loss of power or energy. Also used when business, sales, or the economy seem very slow: · The car seems rather sluggish going uphill.· The drink was making her sluggish.· the company’s sluggish performance this year· Sales have been sluggish. ► lethargic moving slowly, because you feel as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything: · She woke up feeling heavy and lethargic.· His son seemed depressed and lethargic. ► languid literary slow and with very little energy or activity – used about people, actions, or periods of time: · She lifted her hand in a languid wave.· a long languid afternoon in the middle of summer· He was pale and had rather a languid air about him. ► glacial literary extremely slow – used especially about the speed at which something happens: · Things are changing, but at a glacial pace. WORD SETS► Earth Sciences avalanche, nounaxis, nouncatchment area, nouncrater, noundinosaur, noundivide, nounelement, nounextinct, adjectivegallery, noungeo-, prefixgeophysics, nounglacial, adjectiveglaciation, noungoldfield, nounlandslide, nounlandslip, nounleach, verbmagnetic pole, nounmagnitude, nounmantle, nounmeteorite, nounmolten, adjectivemother lode, nounnatural history, nounonyx, nounopal, nounozone layer, nounpaleontology, nounpitchblende, nounPleistocene, adjectivePliocene, adjectiveprimeval, adjectivequake, verbquake, nounrarefied, adjectiverock, verbscour, verbshock wave, nounslide, nounsoapstone, nounstony, adjectivestream, nounstrip mine, nounsubcontinent, nounsubterranean, adjectivesuperficial, adjectiveterrain, nounterrestrial, adjectivetremor, nounundercurrent, nounvolcanic, adjectivevolcano, nounvortex, nounwater table, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► deposit · Horne then independently investigated glacial deposits.· At the base there is a locally derived ground moraine that may be a remnant glacial deposit of much greater antiquity.· Base-of-overburden samples may be taken where glacial deposits are widespread or there is reason to suspect transport of elements of interest. ► pace · Some unnecessarily tricky camera work early on is taxing, as is the film's glacial pace.· Indeed, the entire rescue operation seems to have proceeded at a glacial pace. 1relating to ice and glaciers, or formed by glaciers: a glacial valley glacial deposits2a glacial look or expression is extremely unfriendly SYN icy3extremely slow: Change was coming, but at a glacial pace.4extremely cold SYN icy: a glacial wind—glacially adverb
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