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glaciation

/ˌɡleɪ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/

翻译: 名词,指冰川作用或冰川覆盖的过程与状态,包括冰川的形成、推进及其对地表的侵蚀和堆积,也指地球历史上的冰期或大冰期。

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noun

/ˌɡleɪ.siˈeɪ.ʃən/B2formalscientific
  • zh名词,指冰川作用或冰川覆盖的过程与状态,包括冰川的形成、推进及其对地表的侵蚀和堆积,也指地球历史上的冰期或大冰期。

A noun referring to the process or condition of being covered by glaciers or large ice masses, including both the action of glacial coverage and the resulting state.

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  1. Condition of being covered with iceC1formalscientific

    The state or condition of being covered by glaciers or large masses of ice, resulting from glacial action.

    zh冰川覆盖

    • The glaciation of the region left behind deep valleys and fjords.
    • Scientists study past glaciation to understand climate change.
    • The landscape shows clear evidence of glaciation from the last ice age.
  2. Process of ice coverageC1formalscientific

    The geological process by which large areas of the earth's surface become covered by glaciers or ice sheets.

    zh冰川作用

    • Glaciation occurred repeatedly during the Pleistocene epoch.
    • The process of glaciation can take thousands of years.
    • Global warming is currently reversing glaciation in many mountainous areas.
词形
  • glaciations plural form
  • glaciations' possessive plural form
  • glaciation's possessive singular form