| 单词 | ice age |
| 释义 | ice age noun[C] uk/ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ/us/ˈaɪs ˌeɪdʒ/atimein the past when thetemperaturewas verycoldandglaciers(=largemassesofice)coveredlargepartsof theearth 冰河时代，冰川期，冰期Synonym glacial periodspecialized Prehistory
Examplesofice ageice age Many of the principles outlined apply also to earlier ice sheets, so even readers not interested in the lasticeagespecifically will find much of value. From theCambridge English Corpus Secrets of a tropicaliceage. From theCambridge English Corpus After the lasticeage, sea levels rose when the ice melted and many cities and villages were flooded. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We know so little about the weather and the littleiceageof the 17th century concluded with a period of exceptionally low solar activity. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are not in aniceageat the moment and according to the best estimates it will not return for another 4,000 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We should not be too frightened of it; otherwise we might have been frozen in theiceage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I firmly believe that we are entering a newiceageas regards the resources of this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The lasticeagecame incredibly quickly—that is proven geologically—and we are talking about actual time, not geological time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Scientists have predicted that in perhaps 5,000 years we shall enter anothericeage, which would not reach its furthest extent for another 60,000 years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If theiceagehad occurred over a long perod of time, would not the mammoths have drifted south? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 For seven months, there was an 'iceage'. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English In the 1970s, after three decades of global cooling, there was a consensus amongst scientists that we were facing a newiceage. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is the northernmost part of the hemisphere that relates back to theiceage. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We are, in truth, privileged to be fashioning, after theiceageof no change in these areas, a true modern constitutional resettlement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Whether we are, as he suggested, entering anothericeageis a matter for debate. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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