geological time

基本解釋

The cosmos operates for us very urgently, but geological time is different.
宇宙對我們施加的影響非常緊迫，但是地質(zhì)時間卻與眾不同。
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.
雖然一年內(nèi)巖石發(fā)生的變化可被認為是迅速的，但是對地質(zhì)時間而言，“最終”這個概念可以是幾千年，甚至幾百萬年。
The most common way of distinguishing periods of geological time is by means of the fossils they contain.
判斷地質(zhì)時代的最常用方法就是通過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evidence has the potential to reveal earthquake activity over millennial time spans, especially when integrated with historical documents and geological evidence.
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