glacial

柯林斯詞典

1. ADJ Glacial means relating to or produced by glaciers or ice. 冰河的; 冰的[技術(shù)]
...a true glacial landscape with U-shaped valleys. …U形山穀中真正的冰河地貌。
2. ADJ If you say that something moves or changes at a glacial pace, you are emphasizing that it moves or changes very slowly. 非常緩慢的[usu ADJ n] [強(qiáng)調(diào)]
Change occurs at a glacial pace. 變化來(lái)得極爲(wèi)緩慢。