Although the hot rock of the mantle is a solid, under the tremendous pressure of the crust and overlying rock of the mantle, it flows like a viscous liquid.

虽然地幔的热岩石是固体，但在地壳和地幔上覆岩石的巨大压力下，它像粘性液体一样流动。

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What happens is that the ice at the base of the glacier is under a great deal of pressure—the pressure coming from the weight of the overlying ice.

实际情况是，冰川底部的冰承受着巨大的压力——这些压力来自于覆盖在上面的冰的重量。

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A dry eye is caused by a disturbance in the tear film overlying the ocular surface.

干眼是由覆盖于眼表的泪膜紊乱所引起的。

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