"glaciers" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 冰川

Definition

在山上或极地形成并缓慢移动的巨大冰雪体。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

这是科学和地理术语，通常用于描述多块冰川。常与“融化”、“后退”等气候变化词语搭配。不要混淆于小型浮冰（冰山）。

Examples

Glaciers cover large parts of Antarctica.

**冰川**覆盖了南极洲大片地区。

Many glaciers are melting because of climate change.

由于气候变化，许多**冰川**正在融化。

Tourists come to see the beautiful glaciers in Alaska.

游客来阿拉斯加观赏美丽的**冰川**。

You can really see how much the glaciers have shrunk over the past 20 years.

你真的可以看到过去二十年**冰川**缩小了多少。

Hiking near glaciers can be dangerous due to falling ice.

在**冰川**附近徒步可能有危险，因为会有落冰。

Some rivers get all their water from melting glaciers high in the mountains.

有些河流的水全部来自高山上融化的**冰川**。