glacier

英[ˈɡlæsiə(r)]美[ˈɡleɪʃər]

n.冰河，冰川；

复数：glaciers;

例句

the deceptively smooth surface of the glacier看似光滑的冰川表面

The glacier is a natural ice evolving through many years'accumulation and metamorphosing of snow.冰川是寒冷地区多年降雪积累、变质而形成的自然冰体.

Warmer conditions can send meltwater to the glacier's base, increasing lubrication and consequently glacier speed.温暖的条件会为冰川底部提供冰雪融水, 增加润滑从而使冰川加速.

Caption: Meltwater lakes and streams on the surface of an ice - east of Jakobshavns glacier, Greenland.描述: 格陵兰雅各布冰川东南冰盖表面的融水湖和融水河.冰盖位于陆地, 但是,如果冰盖融化,海平面就会升高.

The glacier scooped a canyon out of rocks.冰河在礁石中冲出了一条河谷.

The upper surface of glacier is riven by crevasses.冰川的上表面已裂成冰隙.

The best bit was walking along the glacier.*好的部分就是沿着冰川走。

英语六级真题

On a glacier-filled island with fjords ( ' , 峡湾) and elephant seals, Russia has built Antarctica's first Orthodox church on a hill overlooking its research base.

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

N-COUNT

冰川；冰河

A glacier is an extremely large mass of ice which moves very slowly, often down a mountain valley.

英英词典释义

Noun

1. a slowly moving mass of ice

行业词典

地理学： 冰川；

地质学： 冰川；

水利： 冰川；分布在两极或高山地区、由大气固态降水积累演变而成、在重力作用下缓慢运动、长期存积的天然冰体。；