geological time

基本解释

The cosmos operates for us very urgently, but geological time is different.
宇宙对我们施加的影响非常紧迫，但是地质时间却与众不同。
Although changes in the rock made in a year can certainly be described as rapid, the concept of“ultimately” in geological time could be thousands—or even millions—of years.
虽然一年内岩石发生的变化可被认为是迅速的，但是对地质时间而言，“最终”这个概念可以是几千年，甚至几百万年。
The most common way of distinguishing periods of geological time is by means of the fossils they contain.
判断地质时代的最常用方法就是通过研究化石中所包含的信息。

He thought that this was evidence that the bottom of the ocean had been lifted up by powerful geological forces over long periods of time.

Nor is there a geological shortage this time round.
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Archaeological evidence has the potential to reveal earthquake activity over millennial time spans, especially when integrated with historical documents and geological evidence.
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