arctic

英 [ˈɑːktɪk]

美 [ˈɑːrktɪk]

n.  北极（区）；北极圈; （常复数）御寒防水套鞋
adj.  北极的; 严寒的，极冷的

复数：arctics　

高考CET6TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.6648 / COCA.6116

牛津词典

adj.

• 北极的；北极地区的
  related to or happening in the regions around the North Pole
  1. Arctic explorers
     北极探险者
• 极冷的；严寒的
  extremely cold
  1. TV pictures showed the arctic conditions.
     电视画面显示了严寒的环境。

noun

• 北极；北极地区
  the regions of the world around the North Pole

柯林斯词典

• N-PROPER 北极；北极地区
  The Arcticis the area of the world around the North Pole. It is extremely cold and there is very little light in winter and very little darkness in summer.
  1. ...winter in the Arctic.
     北极的冬天
  2. ...Arctic ice.
     北极地区的冰
• ADJ-GRADED 极冷的；严寒的
  If you describe a place or the weather asarctic, you are emphasizing that it is extremely cold.
  1. The bathroom, with its ancient facilities, is positively arctic.
     该浴室设备陈旧，肯定非常寒冷。

英英释义

noun

• a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
  Synonym:galoshgoloshrubbergumshoe

adj

• extremely cold
  1. an arctic climate
  2. a frigid day
  3. gelid waters of the North Atlantic
  4. glacial winds
  5. icy hands
  6. polar weather
  Synonym:frigidgelidglacialicypolar

双语例句

• Edmonton Journal-New arctic patrol ships and expanded aerial surveillance will guard Canada's Far North and the Northwest Passage.
  埃德蒙顿日报-北极新的巡逻舰和扩大空中侦察，将民警卫队加拿大的远北地区和西北通道。
• Arctic coastal state for contest glacier melt posterior ocean and submarine resource at swords'points.
  北极沿岸国家为了争夺冰川融化后的海洋和海底资源正剑拔弩张。
• The amount of ice cover and its thickness are two measures of the health of the Arctic Sea.
  冰盖的数量和它的厚度是检测北冰洋是否健康的两个标准。
• This includes mountain glaciers, ice sheets covering West Antarctica and Greenland, and Arctic sea ice.
  这包括山岳冰川、覆盖南极洲西部和格陵兰的冰原以及北冰洋的海冰。
• One of the scientists says the past six years have shown the lowest Arctic sea ice cover ever measured.
  其中一个科学家说，过去的六年里北冰洋出现了观测历史上最低的冰覆盖面积。
• Regions farther from the Equator generally are experiencing more warming, and the Arctic is warming fastest of all.
  距离赤道越远的地区一般会经历更明显的变暖，所以北极是变暖最快的。
• During the past decade, a series of abnormal variations occurred in the Arctic ocean.
  在过去的十几年中，北冰洋的海冰和海洋系统发生了前所未有的异常变化；
• He says changes to the ice cover also affect Arctic wildlife and people who depend on the local environment.
  他说冰盖的变化也会对北极的野生动物和依赖环境生存的人类有影响。
• And whereas the Arctic has been exploited economically for centuries, trade has never really touched antarctic.
  多少世纪以来，一直在北极进行经济开发，但是，贸易却从未真正涉及过南极。
• This is the vegetational climate of arctic permafrost regions.
  这是北极永冻地区的植物气候。