| 单词 | glacial |
| 释义 | glacial —glacially, adv. /glay"sheuhl/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to glaciers or ice sheets. 2. resulting from or associated with the action of ice or glaciers: glacial terrain. 3. characterized by the presence of ice in extensive masses or glaciers. 4. bitterly cold; icy: a glacial winter wind. 5. happening or moving extremely slowly: The work proceeded at a glacial pace. 6. icily unsympathetic or immovable: a glacial stare; glacial indifference. 7. Chem. of, pertaining to, or tending to develop into icelike crystals: glacial phosphoric acid. [1650-60; < L glacialis icy, equiv. to glaci(es) ice + -alis -AL1] Syn. 4. chill, freezing, frigid, wintry. 6. forbidding, unfriendly, hostile. |
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