| 单词 | icequake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasicequake icequake n. a violent shaking or series of abrupt movements which occur when an ice field, floe, etc., fractures as a result of lateral pressure. ΚΠ 1767 tr. D. Cranz Hist. Greenland I. i. ii. 29 The upper covering of ice..splits with an astonishing noise, and with such a concussion as they aptly denominate an ice-quake. 1822 J. Davis Amer. Mariners 179 The thawing isle explodes—the cliffs resound—The pealing ice-quake rends the solid ground. 1937 Geogr. Jrnl. 90 296 When camped low down on a glacier, they felt a firnstoss or icequake. 2006 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 13 July 13 Seismic stations reveal a shocking increase in ‘icequakes’ on Greenland, caused by a portion of an ice sheet lurching forward and grinding to a halt. < as lemmas |
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