continental drift

英[ˌkɔntə'nentldrift] 美[ˌkɑntə'nəntldrɪft]
  • 大陆漂移(说)
  • continental adj.大陆的;欧洲大陆的
  • drift vi.漂流;漂移;吹积;漂泊;偏离vt.使漂流;使堆积n.漂流;趋势;漂泊
Noun:
  1. the gradual movement and formation of continents (as described by plate tectonics)

    1. The other major cause of disjunction is CONTNENTAL DRIFT.
      另外一个造成间断的原因是大陆漂移。
    2. A few writers have suggested that perhaps continental drift causes polar wandering.
      一些作家已经提议也许大陆漂移引起两极漫游。