glaciers
glaciers — 名詞
- glacierssingular
- glaciersesplural
1. Glaciers are thick layers of ice that develop over many years from tightly packe
冰川
高山或極地中緩慢移動的巨大冰體
Glaciers are thick layers of ice that develop over many years from tightly packed snow and then creep downhill under their own weight.
Karim learned that glaciers are found on every continent except Australia.
Karim 學到，除了澳洲以外，每個大陸都有冰川。
Sofia could see a deep blue light shining from inside the glacier.
Sofia 可以看到冰川內部透出深藍色的光芒。
Rin's geography class studied how glaciers carve wide U-shaped valleys out of solid rock.
Rin 的地理課研究冰川如何從堅硬的岩石中切割出寬闊的 U 形山谷。
During the summer, the melting glacier provides drinking water to the farms in Lakan's valley.
夏天時，融化的冰川為 Lakan 山谷裡的農田提供飲水。
As the climate warms, many glaciers around the world are shrinking year by year.
隨著氣候暖化，世界各地的冰川正逐年縮小。
- ice sheet
a glacier that covers a very large land area, such as Antarctica or Greenland; larger and flatter than a typical glacier
- ice cap
a dome-shaped mass of ice that covers a mountain peak or a polar region, smaller than an ice sheet
- ice field
a large area of interconnected glaciers, usually found in mountainous regions
用法筆記
In general discussions, the plural form glaciers is far more common than the singular. Use the singular glacier only when referring to one specific ice mass by name, for example 'the Lambert Glacier' or 'a glacier in the Alps.'