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单词 glacial
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glacial

adjective
/ˈɡleɪʃl/, /ˈɡleɪsiəl/
/ˈɡleɪʃl/
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  1. [usually before noun] (geology) connected with the Ice Age
    • the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice)
  2. (specialist) caused or made by glaciers; connected with glaciers
    • a glacial landscape
    • glacial deposits/erosion
    Topics Geographyc2
  3. (formal) very cold; like ice synonym icy
    • glacial winds/temperatures
    • the glacial waters of the Arctic
    • The dining room was glacial.
  4. (formal) (of people) cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings synonym icy
    • Her expression was glacial.
    • Relations between the two countries had always been glacial.
  5. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin glacialis ‘icy’, from glacies ‘ice’.
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