continental drift

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This poses another problem, because continental drift moves the points used to define the points around all the time.
這也産生了另一個問題，因爲(wèi)大陸漂移的作用，這些測量點會不斷的移動。
The transition to "liberalism" takes place in an imperceptible manner, like continental drift, thus hiding its effects from view.
對“自由主義”的過渡是以一種潛移默化的方式進行的，如大陸漂移，從而從眡圖中隱藏的影響。
This sudden continental drift happened over the course of minutes-hours and the world appeared to be in pretty good shape in the aftermath.
電影裡描述的大陸漂移在幾分鍾內(nèi)發(fā)生了，移動後的大陸板塊居然還保持著完好的外形。

Although continental crust is more or less permanent, the ocean floor is constantly recycled by the tectonic processes that bring about continental drift.
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If Senator Biden has adjusted his view on this score, the planet has not seen such a tectonic shift since the continental drift.
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And that, like continental drift, is hard to see in action.
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Continental drift is the slow movement of the Earth's continents toward and away from each other.