gla·cial
adjective/ˈɡleɪʃl/, /ˈɡleɪsiəl/
/ˈɡleɪʃl/
- [usually before noun] (geology) connected with the Ice Age
冰河时代的；冰河期的；冰川期的 - the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice)
冰期
- the glacial period (= the time when much of the northern half of the world was covered by ice)
- (specialist) caused or made by glaciers; connected with glaciers
冰川造成的；由冰河形成的；冰河的；冰川的 - a glacial landscape
由冰河形成的自然景观 - glacial deposits/erosion
冰川沉积；冰蚀作用
- a glacial landscape
- (formal) very cold; like ice
冰冷的；冰一般的 - glacial winds/temperatures
刺骨的寒风；极低的温度 - the glacial waters of the Arctic
北极寒冷的水域。 - The dining room was glacial.
餐厅里冷冰冰的。
- glacial winds/temperatures
- (formal) (of people) cold and unfriendly; not showing feelings
冷若冰霜的；冷冰冰的 - Her expression was glacial.
她表情冷淡。 - Relations between the two countries had always been glacial.
这两国间关系一直不好。
- Her expression was glacial.
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from French, or from Latin glacialis ‘icy’, from glacies ‘ice’.